How does smoking lead to tooth decay, gingivitis and periodontal disease?

• What happens with periodontal disease? I mean i do now your gums get soft and you loose your teeth? but is that it? I mean does the rest of my body get an infection of some sort? Do I get some horrible disease with no cure? I mean besides loosing my teeth.. what else happens to me? Do my gums go back to looking normal if I loose all......
• How much should it cost for planing & scaling if I were diagnosed with periodontal disease? Most of the pockets were 5 to 6 milliliters, and I will need planing and scaling on all teeth according to the dentist.. The dentist quoted me $2800.00 for the service, which includes the follow up visit, sonicare tooth brush, and other incidentals that I would use to maintain my......
• Why is periodontal disease a chronic disease? I have read a lot about periodontal disease. I understand it is an advanced stage of gum disease: accumulated plaque on your teeth and gums attacks the gum and the bone. But plaque can be removed by professional cleaning, and good oral hygiene helps to prevent accumulation of plaque. So,......
• Can you get braces if you have periodontal disease? Ok I'm an idiot because I had braces for 4 yrs when I was in middle-high school and I quit wearing my retainers when I got out of the house and moved in with my boyfriend because I was embarrassed (I now know he wouldn't have cared) but now I'm......
• What are the best products for teeth whitening for you? I was wondering what products are the best for teeth whitening? First, what is a good whitening toothpaste? Second, what is a good product to use for teeth whitening that doesn't leave my teeth extremely sensitive? I have heard from multiple people that a lot of the whitening strips leave......

• Smoking: Busting the Myths. Sunday 13 May 10.03pm Perry Listening to – Bush - Come Down Emotions – Reflective Days until smoke down – 8 ‘Dates change, seasons change, people don’t change’ (Jack in 16 Blocks). Just finished watching the DVD and of course Jack (Bruce Willis) changes but you knew that anyway. As......
• More US Companies Refuse to Hire Smokers [/caption] The World Health Organizations says smoking is considered a high risk factor in six of the eight leading causes of death worldwide. Medical experts have long preached about how smokers can quit. Now a growing number of employers in the United States are refusing to hire them. Some smokers......
• New Study Shows Chlorinated Water Causes Heart Problems For Babies. Lovely, just lovely. Just when you think it is safe to go back in the water, on come the heart problems, the cleft palate or the major brain defects! From the Telegraph in London: The finding, based on an analysis of nearly 400,000 infants, is the first that links by-products......
• Heart Disease Risk Factors for Women There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, heart disease risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations. Heart disease actually happens to be the leading killer both for men and women.......
• Feed It Forward!!!   Did you know that there is a place online that is offering a program called “Feed It Forward” ?  I’m sure most have heard about it by now.  I must have been preoccupied for the last several weeks because it’s been ongoing since the end of November.  Feed It......

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