Smoking - Gum Disease - Oral Cancer
On of the most serious oral conditions that can arise from
smoking tobacco is that of oral cancer. And smoking also
increases the risk for many other oral diseases, some that are
almost completely exclusive to smokers.
Roughly half of the periodontitis cases today are
attributed to current or former smoking. Smokers experience
widespread periodontal destruction and have significantly
greater loss of their bone height.
And smokeless tobacco causes gingival recession and white
mucosal lesions. Up to 90% of periodontitis patients who aren't
helped by the common modes of treatment are smokers. Smoking
has been proven to be a significant factor resulting in
the staining of teeth.
Also halitosis (bad breath) is common among tobacco smokers.
Other oral diseases that are known to have strong links to
smoking are leukoplakia, Snuff Dipper's lesions and smoker's
palate. In addition, many smokers report a loss of their taste
sensation and/or various salivary changes.
I have known many smokers who have lost all thier teeth at
an ealrly age, due to periodontal disease. Their teeth
would just become loose and wiggle around necessitating
extraction. Some had almost perfect teeth with no cavities.
These people wear full dentures now. Quit Smoking Now 
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