Are e-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes?
– Yes —but that doesn’t mean e-cigarettes are safe. E-cigarette aerosol generally contains fewer toxic chemicals than the deadly mix of 7,000 chemicals in smoke from regular cigarettes.
Are e-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes?
Yes—but that doesn’t mean e-cigarettes are safe. E-cigarette aerosol generally contains fewer toxic chemicals than the deadly mix of 7,000 chemicals in smoke from regular cigarettes.
Effects of smoking and vaping on oral health:
It can lead to inflammation in mouth,which can result to gum diseases and oral health problems like :
- Halitosis and dry mouth- Bad taste in the mouth and bad breath
- Gingivitis- swelling and bleeding of gums
- Dental caries
- Periodontitis-infection that destroys the bone surrounding and supporting your teeth. This bone holds the teeth to the jawbone to chew food.
- Increased risk of oral cancer
- Whitening of the soft tissue in the mouth (called smoker’s keratosis).
- Dry Socket-Poor healing after tooth removal which causes immense pain
- Poor healing and pain after mouth and gum surgery.
- Failure of treatments like dental implants
- Red, swollen, tender, bleeding gums.