Smoking and Oral Health
Tobacco's Effect on The Mouth
- Oral cancer
- Bad breath or halitosis
- Black hairy tongue
- Gum recession - especially with chewing tobacco, the gums recede away from where you place the tobacco, exposing the roots
- Delayed healing of the gums
- Increased severity of periodontal disease
- Nicotinic stomatitis (smoker's palate) - inflammation of salivary gland openings on the roof of the mouth
- Staining
- Tar deposits remaining on the teeth
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