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Effects of Tabacco on your Dental Health We all know about the dangerous effects that tobacco products and smoking have on our general health, but tobacco use is also one of the main causes of oral cancers and periodontal (gum) disease. Whether tobacco is smoked or chewed, it still contains thousands of toxic chemicals!

Besides causing bad breath and stained teeth, tobacco use is also responsible for the following, to name a few:

gum diseases
gum recession
poor healing after dental work
causing fillings to break down
precancerous white patches (leukoplakia) in the mouth
cancers of the mouth

We care about the health of all of our patients and we are aware of how difficult it is to quit tobacco use, but there are so many advantages in doing so. Together with your physician, pharmacist, the Niagara Regional Health Unit and the Canadian Cancer Society, we strive to increase the number of smokers who are successful in quitting.

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