By Joan Mbabazi
People who smoke are likely to develop stains on their teeth from the nicotine and tar in tobacco products. To make matters even worse, the teeth can turn yellow for those who are light smokers, and almost brown for those who smoke for a long time.
Health experts emphasize that smoking tobacco has been connected to conditions like oral cancer, among other cancers in the body. It can affect the health of one’s teeth and gums, among other oral diseases.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that oral diseases, while in large part preventable, do pose a major health burden for many countries and affect people throughout their lifetime, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement and even death. It is estimated that oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people.
According to Gilbert Nuwagaba, an Adult and Paediatric Dentistry specialist, smoking has done no good but harm. Firstly, it’s known to cause periodontal disease, also known as gum disease.
He explains that this gum infection wears and tears the soft tissue and that failure to get treatment can crash the bone that supports your teeth.
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Effects of smoking on oral health.