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Title: 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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