SMOKING CAN BRING YOU PROBLEMS NOT ONLY FOR YOUR GENERAL HEALTH
BUT ALSO FOR YOUR ORAL HEALTH. IN THIS ARTICLE WE EXPLAIN TO YOU THE
CONSEQUENCES OF TOBACCO.

HALITOSIS
IN ADDITION TO THE UNPLEASANT SMELL OF TOBACCO, IT ALSO CAUSES BAD BREATH DUE TO ITS HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

CHANGES ON TASTE AND SMELL
SMOKING CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT SOME SENSES LIKE, TASTE AND SMELL.

STAINS ON THE TEETH

A SMOKER’S TEETH GAIN A MORE YELLOW AND BROWN PIGMENTATION DUE TO THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF CIGARETTES.

DECREASE IN SALIVARY FLOW
SALIVARY GLAND INFECTON CAN HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ON SMOKERS WHICH LEADS TO A DECREASE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SALIVA. A DRY MOUTH
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE RISK OF TOOTH DECAY.

GUMS DISEASES
SMOKING WEAKENS YOUR BODY’S ABILITY TO FIGHT OFF INFECTION, IT MAKES IT HARDER TO COMBAT GUM INFECTION AND, ONCE YOUR GUMS ARE
DAMAGED, SMOKING MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO HEAL. IN ADDITION, TOBACCO IS, IN PART, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASES LIKE PERIODONTITIS, WHICH ULTIMATELY EXPOSES THE ROOTS OF THE TEETH AND LEADS TO THE LOSS OF THEM.

TARTAR
SMOKING CAUSES DENTAL PLAQUE AND TARTAR TO BUILD UP QUICKLY.

PROPENSITY FOR THE APPEARANCE OF CARIES
TOBACCO APPEARS TO ALSO INFLUENCE THE APPEARANCE OF THIS TYPE OF
INJURIES, BECAUSE AMONG SMOKERS SEEM TO HAVE A LARGER QUANTITY OF CARIES.ON THE OTHER HAND, A DECREASED SALIVARY FLOW RATE IMPLIES A LOWER NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY OF DENTAL PLAQUE.

LOWER SUCCESSFUL RATE IN DENTAL TREATMENTS
SMOKING DELAYS THE HEALING PROCESS (TRAUMATIC AND SURGICAL ORIGIN) AND DECREASES BLOOD IRRIGATION TO THE GUMS AND FOR THAT REASON, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE TISSUE REGENERATION.

ORAL CANCER
SMOKING TOBACCO INCREASES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING MOUTH CANCER BY UP TO TEN TIMES, COMPARED WITH NEVER-SMOKERS.

IF YOU ARE A SMOKER, WE GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE TO IMPROVE YOUR
ORAL HEALTH.

1. STOP SMOKING! IF POSSIBLE, AVOID SMOKING. SMOKING IS HARMFUL NOT
ONLY TO ORAL HEALTH, BUT ALSO TO YOUR GENERAL HEALTH.
2. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO QUIT THE ADDICTION, PAY MORE ATTENTION TO
ORAL HYGIENE.
3. PEOPLE WHO SMOKE SHOULD VISIT THE DENTIST MORE OFTEN.