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Effects of Smoking and Alcohol on Oral Health

Smoking and alcohol affect your oral health adversely. Smoking is known to cause problems with the teeth and gums, and not just discoloration. It leads to tartar build up. This tarter buildup can lead to tooth decay, gum disease, and, eventually, to tooth loss. Alcohol too can affect your teeth and gum health. Read more...   http://blog.dmsmiles.com/effects-of-smoking-and-alcohol-on-oral-hea...

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Comment by Dr. Michael Berry on February 15, 2013 at 8:11am

Smoking is really bad for health, not just oral health by overall health. It is good that you are spreading awareness on the same. I have personally seen someone close suffer with cancer and have a painful death just because of smoking. Parents need to instill in their kids the hazards of drinking and smoking. This should be nipped in the bud.

Comment by Dr. Steffany Mohan on February 8, 2013 at 6:00am

Thank you Dr.Vu Le. As doctors we really need to spread awareness on the problems smoking and drinking cause not just to our teeth but to our overall health too. I always make it a point to spend some time making my patients aware of this. These habits can completely spoil a normal healthy persons entire life.

Comment by Vu Le on February 7, 2013 at 2:01pm

Nice topic Dr. Steffany.

Smoking and Alcohol can give adverse effect on your teeth and gums like

- tooth staining.

- bad breath.

- tooth decay.

- change in ph level.

- decrease the ability of taste and smell.

So, always avoid it if you want good oral health.

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