Dr. Reve Chaston Urges Patients Not to Mix Dental Implants and Smoking
Industry: Healthcare
In the wake of a study on the effects of smoking on dental implants, Dr. Reve Chaston warns patients at his Layton Implants practice to avoid cigarettes.
Ogden, UT (PRUnderground) March 26th, 2018
With support from a study published in the Journal of Periodontology , Dr. Reve Chaston, periodontist and founder of Utah’s Layton Implants, is warning his patients about the potential for cigarettes to harm dental implants and compromise oral health.
The study offers compelling evidence to support the negative effect of cigarettes on dental implants, which are a popular alternative to dentures. The study found that cigarettes change the bacteria in the oral cavity, affecting the salivary processes. These changes can cause marginal bone loss around dental implants.
Dr. Reve W. Chaston said that he has implemented patient education processes in his private practice to warn his patients to refrain from smoking if they wish to preserve their oral health and the integrity of their implants.
“More and more patients are opting for dental implants over dentures because they provide a long-term solution and are very convenient,” said Dr. Chaston. “But we want our patients to know that just because the implants can last doesn’t mean that they will if patients don’t take care of them.”
With good oral hygiene, dental implants can endure for up to two decades. The study showed that they are vulnerable to a premature demise, however, when they are influenced by smoking. In the study, saliva samples were collected pre-operatively from 20 healthy participants with single-tooth replacement in the posterior mandible. Half of the participants were smokers, and the other half were not. Smokers exhibited more bone loss around the dental implants than the non-smokers. Certain bacteria were significantly more abundant in smokers, and the bacteria quantity correlated with the severity of bone loss around the implants.
Dr. Chaston provides dental implants for his patients in his Layton and Bountiful offices. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Periodontology and is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and the Academy of Osseointegration. He is the director of the Wasatch Dental Hygiene Forum. To learn more about Layton Implants, visit www.LaytonImplants.com.
About Layton Implants
With practices in Layton and Bountiful, Dr. Chaston of Layton Implants specializes in dental implants, gingival (gum) recession, gingival cosmetics, bone loss, and periodontal disease. Dr. Chaston is Board Certified by the American Board of Periodontology and is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Osseointegration, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is the director of the Wasatch Dental Hygiene Forum, an educational forum for dental hygienists.
