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Our Mission Statement • Dental Health News Dental Health News
Sores, receding gums & tobacco stains often result from using smokeless tobacco.
Gums that have receded leave tooth roots exposed and more likely to become decayed or sensitive to extreme temperature changes Be Smart - Don't Start. If you Have, QUIT! Our Mission Statement • Dental Health News |
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Using smokeless tobacco won't
make you look better. Stick your tongue in your cheek to see how
it makes you look. That's on the
outside. On the inside, like most chewers and dippers, you can
get irritated gums and may develop painful sores in your mouth
from regular use.
Placing tobacco on your
gums can cause your gumline to recede,
leaving teeth and their roots sensitive and hard to clean. The
exposure to tobacco, combined
with sugar added to tobacco for flavor, wears down tooth surfaces and can result
in tooth decay. When you keep a pinch or a plug of tobacco in your mouth, a
white, leathery patch may form. This rippled area may be a sign
of a developing pre-cancerous
area. Although hard to see, these areas are evidence of cell changes.
