What Smoking can do to your Teeth

We all know that smoking is bad for us. It not only harms our overall health, but there are many lasting effects on our mouth and teeth. Smoking can result in:

• 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