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Smoking is one of the biggest risk factors in failure of dental implants. Recent studies estimate that the chances of failure increase by two to three fold in a smoker. Smoking affects the healing of bone and soft tissue, by reducing the nutrients and minerals in the tissues and by reducing blood supply.
