How Smoking Can Damage your Teeth
Dec 7th, 2008 by Dr. Kourosh Maddahi DDS
Smoking, even tobacco smoking is dangerous to health. It leads to the production of several health problems including oral cancer, halitosis or bad breath, recession of gums, loss of teeth, loss of taste buds, increased bone loss, sores in the oral cavity, as well as premature wrinkles.
Those who smoke tobacco have a hard time getting the most of periodontal treatments as well as dental implants. Based on studies by the American Academy of Periodontology, an important risk factor in developing periodontal diseases is tobacco smoking.
Aside from that, it causes a decline in the effectiveness of the periodontal treatment since its chemicals slow down the process of healing, making treatments least successful.
