The Main Oral Health Issues For Smokers

It is common knowledge that smoking carries a number of health risks. Tobacco and nicotine and cigarette smoke carry toxins that have detrimental effects on various areas of the body including the mouth and teeth.

Your dentist will inform you that the most common oral health issues associated with smoking are:

– Gum disease: the toxins attack and weaken the soft gum tissues.

– Tooth loss: associated with gum disease but also may occur due to deterioration of jaw bone material.

– Cancer: types include mouth, tongue and throat cancers, as well as cancers affecting the lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach, and pancreas.

“Smokers can expect to have a substantially greater risk for oral cancer than non-smokers.”

Read more about smoking and oral health issues here https://yourdentalhealthresource.com/are-cigarette-smokers-more-prone-to-dental-health-issues/

Posted by adwords on 20th April 2018, under Miscellaneous

Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.

In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.