Why You Should Stop Smoking 29 June 202231 May 2022Smoking has a detrimental effect on your health, causing diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease and strokes. Whilst these issues are often at the forefront of people’s minds, they often don’t consider the effects on their oral health.Mouth CancerReported by the NHS, 93% of cancers in the throat are caused by smoking, and if you smoke you are six times more at risk of developing mouth cancer than non-smokers. The risks increase further when combined with alcohol consumption and poor diet. However, if you stop smoking you decrease your risk of cancer even if you have previously been a heavy smoker. Mouth cancer can grow quite quickly so it is important you attend routine appointments so your dentist can look for early signs. At Newby Dental Practice we provide a cancer check with every check up, so book your appointment now!Risk of Gum DiseaseSmoking reduces the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream meaning that infected gums can’t heal. This speeds up the effects of gum disease which can result in bone loss, leading to tooth loss.Tooth LossAs explained above, smoking reduces the oxygen flow in the bloodstream, worsening the effects of gum disease. Gum disease can result in bone loss which leads to tooth loss.Bad BreathWhen you smoke, over 4,000 chemicals pass through your mouth. The chemicals collect on the surface of your mouth and can mix with your saliva causing bad breath. Smoking can also cause bad breath by drying out your mouth.Stained TeethTobacco contains nicotine and tar that contribute to the yellow stain on teeth. After a long period of time, many smokers complain that their teeth are almost brown. Book an appointment with one of our hygienists to help remove the staining.
Kwa nini unapaswa kuacha kuvuta sigara? - 29 Juni 2021 - 31 Mei 2021 Kuvuta sigara kuna athari mbaya kwa afya yako, na kusababisha magonjwa kama vile kansa ya mapafu, ugonjwa wa moyo na kiharusi. "Wakati mwingine, watu wengi hufikiria juu ya athari za saratani ya mdomo, ""Kulingana na NHS, 93% ya saratani ya koo husababishwa na uvutaji sigara, na ikiwa unavuta sigara una hatari ya mara sita ya kuambukizwa saratani ya mdomo kuliko wasio wavutaji." Hatari huongezeka zaidi zinapochanganywa na kunywa kileo na kula vyakula visivyofaa. Hata hivyo, ukiacha kuvuta sigara, utapunguza hatari yako ya kupatwa na kansa hata ikiwa hapo awali ulikuwa mvutaji wa sigara. Saratani ya mdomo inaweza kukua haraka sana, kwa hivyo ni muhimu kuhudhuria miadi ya kawaida ili daktari wako wa meno aweze kuangalia ishara za mapema. Katika Newby Dental Practice tunatoa uchunguzi wa kansa kwa kila uchunguzi, kwa hiyo kitabu miadi yako sasa! Hatari ya Ugonjwa wa Gum Kuvuta sigara hupunguza kiasi cha oksijeni katika mtiririko wako wa damu ikimaanisha kwamba nywele zilizoambukizwa haziwezi kuponya. Hii huongeza athari za ugonjwa wa nywele, ambayo inaweza kusababisha kupoteza mifupa, na kusababisha kupoteza meno.Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, kuvuta sigara hupunguza mtiririko wa oksijeni katika mtiririko wa damu, na kuharibu athari za ugonjwa wa nywele. Ugonjwa wa meno unaweza kusababisha kupoteza mifupa na kusababisha kupoteza meno.Uvutaji sigara unafanya kemikali zaidi ya 4,000 zipite kupitia mdomo wako. Kemikali hizo hukusanyika kwenye mdomo wako na kuunganishwa na umajimaji na kusababisha pumzi mbaya. Kuvuta sigara pia kunaweza kusababisha pumzi mbaya kwa kukausha mdomo wako.Tobacco ina nikotini na tar ambayo huchangia madoa ya manjano kwenye meno. Baada ya muda mrefu, wavutaji wengi wa sigareti hulalamika kwamba meno yao huwa karibu na rangi ya kahawia. Weka miadi na mmoja wa wataalamu wetu wa usafi wa mwili ili kukusaidia kuondoa madoa.