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Do you smoke cigarettes, vape, or use smokeless tobacco products? If so, this could not only lead to a higher risk of cancer, but also lead to more severe stages of gum disease, including the one linked to tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about how smoking impacts your smile.
There are habits you can—and should—practice on a daily basis that help you lower your risk for problems with your periodontal and dental health. However, even with a good hygiene routine in place, it can be difficult for you to avoid issues when you practice habits that raise your risk for problems. Tobacco use can be linked… Read more »
When you think about the actions that affect your oral health, you can find that stopping certain behaviors can have value. Tobacco use can negatively impact your well-being in several ways. As far as your periodontal health is concerned, your consumption of cigarettes and other products with tobacco can make you more vulnerable to infections… Read more »
How do you know if you are taking good care of your gums? At every routine dental exam, you can receive helpful updates about your periodontal health. If you have a history of problems with your gums, you can turn to your Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontist for support. One thing we can do for you… Read more »
A habit of smoking can affect the health of your lungs, stain your teeth, and make you vulnerable to a range of other oral and general health concerns. If you have struggled with periodontal disease, and you smoke, you should know that this behavior can have negative consequences for the health of your gums. By… Read more »
When you smoke cigarettes, or regularly use any other tobacco products, you engage in a habit that can create several serious problems for your general health. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can tell you how the use of tobacco affects a person’s periodontal health in undesirable ways. By partaking in tobacco use, you can… Read more »
There are several problems that tobacco use can cause for your smile and oral health. The cosmetic effect of cigarettes and other products can be hard to ignore as they stain your enamel, and hurt your smile. You also increase you risk for oral cancer by using tobacco! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice,… Read more »
Your use of tobacco products can create several issues for your smile that you would most likely prefer to avoid. Teeth stains from smoking and smokeless tobacco can be unattractive and embarrassing. Your use of these products increases your risk for developing serious health problems, like oral cancer, later in life. You also have to… Read more »
Patients who smoke or use other smokeless forms of tobacco may feel conflicted when it comes to quitting. While you may recognize that smoking cessation offers many benefits to your life and those around you, it certainly does not mean you have all the motivation you need to make that change (or all of the… Read more »
The dangers of smoke and tobacco to your health are not a well-guarded secret. Experts, including the surgeon general, agree that smoking kills healthy tissue cells and can lead to or exacerbate a wide variety of health issues, including lung disease and cancer. Since your mouth is the first part of your body to come into… Read more »