Horrible Things Smoking Does to Your Teeth

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Horrible Things Smoking Does to Your Teeth
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• Hacking cough, increased risk of cancer, and lung
  disease arent the only severe side-effects that
  smoking cigarettes has on your body.

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• In todays post, well explore 10 things that
  smoking does to your teeth. We hope that these
  effects will help you realize the effect smoking
  is having on your health, or simply pay extra
  attention to your oral health in light of your
  habit.

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• Bad breath People who smoke tend to fall victim
  to an oral odor rightly labeled smokers
  breath. Because cigarettes leave residue in the
  mouth, the smell of a recently downed cigar rete
  can stick in your mouth (and lungs) for almost
  hours.

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• Stained Teeth Just as the residue from
  cigarettes causes bad breath, it also sticks to
  your teeth. Over time, this will cause a slight
  stain on your once-pearly whites, turning them
  into a slightly yellowish brown color as time
  passes.

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• Increase of Plaque and Tartar Have you noticed
  plaque or tartar buildups on your teeth recently?
  Once again, the residue from cigarettes helps to
  contribute to plaque layers forming on your teeth.

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• Because smoke inhibits the mouths ability to
  heal itself quickly, smokers often have longer
  healing times after going to the dentist for a
  tooth extraction or other type of oral treatment.
• Increased Risk of Gum Disease Gum disease is a
  common side-effect of long term smoking. Because
  cigarettes reduce the bodys ability to fight
  bacteria, and harder to heal from gum damage
  throughout your life.

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• Implant Issues Smokers who are interested in
  getting a dental implant may be surprised to
  learn that smoking actually lowers the success
  rates of things like implants and crowns.

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• Risk of Leukoplakia In some cases, smokers can
  develop a small lesion in their mouth. Over time,
  this lesion can increase their risk of gum
  disease and oral cancer even further.

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• Smokers Palate Over time, excessive smoking can
  cause the roof of the mouth to become thickened
  and pale. Although this condition is more
  commonly found in pipe smokers rather than
  cigarette smokers, a large study still found that
  30 of cigarette smoking participates developed
  this condition.

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• Smokers Melanosis The appearance of brown spots
  on your gums is a definite sign of smokers
  melanosis. Although this is a benign reaction to
  smoking, it can still be a cause of
  self-consciousness for individuals who develop
  the condition.

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• Cancer When you started reading this post, you
  probably had a feeling cancer would be on the
  list. The 1930s misconception that smoking is
  healthy has come and gone now people know that
  tobacco is a key contributor to the development
  of cancer. In fact, studies have suggested that
  75-90 of all oral cancer cases are the result of
  some type of smoking or alcohol use.

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• If youre a smoker, and are concerned with the
  effects your habit is having on your teeth, the
  best way to start healing and reversing the
  existing damage to your mouth is to stop smoking
  completely. In the meantime, take a look at our
  new post dental hygiene tips for smokers.

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