{"id":2210,"date":"2021-01-22T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:40:58","slug":"what-smoking-does-to-your-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/what-smoking-does-to-your-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"What Smoking does to Oral Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Smoking and Oral Health: India has over 100 million adult smokers; the 2nd<\/sup> highest number of smokers in the world after China. The prevalence is higher in individuals older than 34 years of age compared with older age groups, and in males compared with females. Thus the current smoking is more common among low-income adults, when compared to medium or high-income earners and increases with decreasing years of education.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Smoking can impact your oral health. People who smoke are at a higher risk of developing mouth cancer, gum problems, losing teeth, decay on the roots of teeth, and complications after tooth removal and gum and oral surgery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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What Smoking does to Oral Health, Let’s know more!<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is a major risk factor for gum diseases<\/a> affecting the extent and severity of disease. It affects the treatment outcomes as well as long term success of implant placement. Therefore, It is important to understand the impact on the progression and management of the gum disease and oral health issues in patients who smoke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Smoking is a major risk\u00a0factor as a deterrent to dental implant.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Effects on Periodontium or Gums:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gingivitis- People who smoke , show decreased inflammatory response to plaque accumulation decreased in smokers than non smokers thus reducing the effect of bleeding on probing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Periodontitis- Though the gingival response to plaque accumulation decreased in smokers the overall effects on the periodontium are worse.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. There is increase in extent and severity of periodontal destruction- it exerts a major harmful effect on the protective elements of immune response<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  2. Increased pocket depth, attachment loss, bone loss<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  3. It Increases rate of tooth loss, coronal root caries, staining of teeth, darkening of lips\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  4. Increased time to recover from local anesthesia<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  5. Ability of wound healing response affected.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n