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Can smoking destroy your teeth?

When we talk about the harmful effects of tobacco on health, we immediately think of lung or throat cancer, severe respiratory insufficiency. Unfortunately, there is much more damage, including to the mouth. 

The big smoker recognizes his teeth become almost brown because of the tar. It's very unsightly, but is it the only consequence of tobacco for the mouth? The answer is no, and even three times no if one believes Pierre-Bruno Ducasse, a dentist surgeon in Bordeaux:"Of course, smoking is extremely bad  for your health in general. But tobacco is also the great enemy of mouth and teeth! This practitioner, who sees people with teeth badly damaged by cigarettes every day in his office, says the doctor. 

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When the periodontium is fragile 

Are smokers' teeth weakened to the point of falling? Of course, this happens, and unfortunately it's even common,"says Pierre-Bruno Ducasse. And to explain the phenomenon: the heat of cigarettes - which causes a real cooking inside the mouth - combined with nicotine and other toxic elements has a harmful effect in the mouth.

All the buccal support tissues (bones, ligaments, gums) that form the periodontium are weakened; 

Vascularization is down; 

Immunity is also deficient; 

Alterations and loose teeth are noted; 

The teeth can move and sometimes fall out. 

"Any smoker over the age of 50 is at risk" 

Our dentist insists on this point: the cases of tooth loss due to smoking are far from being anecdotal, any smoker over the age of 50 must feel concerned. The phenomenon of toothpicking is, even in non-smokers, an inescapable process with age. In other words, when you smoke at 50 and over, the risk is multiplied. ยป 

Get vaping with an e-cigarette is recommended 

Of course, to avoid this loss of teeth because of smoking, it is best to stop smoking. But some gestures can also do good things to the mouth. Among these gestures: 

Use an e-cigarette contains less nicotine that helps you quit smoking; 

Always remember that smoking is harmful to your health; 

 Author: Vaptio  - Online vape shop & cheap e-cigarette supplier and manufacturer.