Stop Smoking for the Sake of your Teeth and Gums
Smoking and teeth and gums. Smoking stains your teeth and makes your breath horrendous. However, smoking and chewing tobacco can also cause tooth loss.
Although people know the dangers of smoking and tobacco use, they still do it. Smoking causes lung cancer and other health problems, but also has disastrous complications for your teeth and gums.
According to the Allure Dental Center in Mountain View, kicking the habit is the best thing you can do for your overall health and the health of your teeth and gums.
Tobacco and Teeth and Gums
Smoking, even smoking a cigar or pipe, causes dry mouth. If your salivary glands aren’t doing their job, it’s time to quit the habit.
Smoking and chewing tobacco affects the soft tissue and the bone. This makes you more susceptible to infections if you smoke. Periodontal disease is a serious problem for smokers. Periodontal disease, the more serious form of gum disease, impairs the flow of blood to your gums. This also affects wound healing.
What the Allure Dental Center Says about Tobacco Use
Dr. Trinh Lee and Dr. Suzanna Lee from the Allure Dental Center in Mountain View share that smoking weakens your body’s immune system. This makes it impossible to ward of any type of gum infection. If you have gum damage, it will also make it more difficult for the gums to heal.
The more you smoke, the higher your risk for gum disease. The longer you smoke or chew, the higher the risk. Gum disease treatments may not be successful for smokers.
Any form of tobacco, whether it is smokeless or inhaled, is dangerous to your teeth and gums raising your risk for gum disease and tooth loss.
Don’t risk it. Quit smoking and schedule an appointment with the Allure Dental Center in Mountain View. If you need help, ask Dr. Trinh Lee or Dr. Suzanna Lee for some recommendations. Your teeth and gums and the rest of your body will love you for the rest of your life.
Call us to make an appointment today.
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