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Smoking and Oral Health, Your New Year Resolution?

Smoking and Oral Health, Your New Year Resolution?

2020-12-30

Smoking and Oral Health, Your New Year Resolution?
How can smoking affect my oral health?
Nearly everyone is aware that smoking is bad for their health. It can cause many different medical problems and, in some cases, fatal diseases. However, many people don't realise the damage that smoking does to their mouth, gums and teeth.
Smoking can lead to tooth staining, gum disease, tooth loss, and in more severe cases mouth cancer
How will smoking affect my gums and teeth?
Smoking can also lead to gum disease. People who smoke are more likely to produce bacterial plaque, which leads to gum disease. The gums are affected because smoking causes a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream, so the infected gums don't heal. Smoking causes people to have more dental plaque and causes gum disease to get worse more quickly than in non-smokers. Gum disease is still the most common cause of tooth loss in adults.
How is smoking linked with cancer?
Most people know that smoking can cause lung and throat cancer, but many people still don't know that it is one of the main causes of mouth cancer too. Every year thousands of people die from mouth cancer brought on by smoking
Help is available to stop smoking form your Doctor, Pharmacy or local stop smoking clinic. Many people choose to stop smoking in January as part of their New Year Resolutionâ€™s, research suggest that nicotine replacement therapy and prescription stop smoking tablets can double your chances of successfully quitting.
More information can be found at:
https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/local-support-services-helplines
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/

Smoking and Oral Health, Your New Year Resolution?

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