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Dental Health
If you are a smoker, or you want to learn how to encourage someone to quit smoking, you may not be aware of the effects of smoking on your dental health. Most dentists, as well as doctors, will recommend smokers to quit. This is because w hile bad breath and staining of teeth are the obvious consequences of smoking, it can also cause major dental and oral problems.
Smoking greatly increases the risk of gum disease. Smoking reduces the blood flow to the oral tissues and gums, hence lowering the resistance to plaque bacteria. This increases the irritant effect on the gums and the risk of gum disease. Smoking also reduces the signs of gum disease so the problem often goes undetected until the advanced stages.
According to one study, smokers who had quit smoking in the previous two years were three times more likely to have gum disease than those individuals who did not smoke. However, if one had quit smoking eleven years or longer before this study, the odds of getting periodontitis were the same as those patients who had never smoked. It is readily apparent from the research that cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for the initiation and/or progression of gum disease.
3% of male and 2% of female cancer sufferers have oral cancer. Smoking is a major cause of oral cancers. Chewing of tobacco or betel nuts also cause oral cancer. The type and appearance of oral cancers varies greatly. Common sites for oral cancer include the lips, side of the tongue, and the floor of the mouth. Any prolonged ulcers or lumps in the mouth should be checked by a dentist.
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