Does Smoking affect your teeth?

Smoking is not only bad for your health but also bad for your teeth too. Many don’t realise what damage smoking does to your teeth and gums. The most obvious is that smoking badly stains your teeth but the damage goes beyond that. Cosmetic dentists recommend to stop smoking.

Staining of the teeth is probably the top concern for smokers. The damage to their heart doesn’t necessarily worry them because they can’t see the damage unlike the teeth. Smoking causes your teeth to turn yellow or even an unattractive brown colour if you have smoked for years. It ages you and many find that it makes you feel less attractive and less confident but yet they still smoke! Smoking also causes chronic bad breath which tooth brushing or using a mouthwash cannot fix. This can also lead to low self esteem. Many patients come to us to help fix their stained teeth with Cosmetic Dentistry.

Smokers find that although they are more susceptible to tartar build up their gums don’t necessarily bleed. This leads them to believe that their teeth and gums are actually quite healthy. They are not! All the harmful substances e.g. nicotine and tar causes poor circulation. Blood flow to your gums are decreased causing gum disease. If you continue to smoke the disease will get worse and you may even loose your teeth. Cosmetic Dentist recommend to stop smoking.

The major risk of smoking is oral cancer. It’s the harmful substances that poison your body and leads to abnormal cell growth which is the cause of cancer. Nearly everyone who has been diagnosed with cancer has been a smoker at some point in their life. Even if you have treatment and become well the chance of the cancer reoccurring is still high.

If you want a mouth with healthy gums and keep your teeth for life then the answer is simple – don’t smoke! It affects your health in so many ways. At Perfect Smile Spa our Cosmetic Dentist and team promotes preventative dentistry and we provide our patients with information about how best to look after your teeth and gums. Our Cosmetic Dentists can only do so much; the rest is up to you.

Our practice is situated in Hornchurch, Essex. Not only do we specialise in Cosmetic Dentistry we also like to promote and encourage preventative dentistry. All our dentist Essex are highly trained so if your have any queries regarding treatment or the health of your mouth why not give them a call. You could always visit our informative website too. In fact

Call our Dentist Essex on 01708 442114 or email: care@perfectsmilespa.co.uk