saudiprimarycare.com – Smoking is a common thing that we find everywhere in the world. This custom is so widely performed in both environments are highly educated and less educated. Smoking has become a complex problem involving psychological and social phenomena.

Much of the research done and even disturbing to realize that smoking is a healthy body. But to stop this activity very difficult.

Especially smoking can cause cardiovascular disease and cancer, both lung cancer, esophagus, laryng, and oral cavity.
Cancer in the oral cavity usually begins with an irritation of the products are burned and smoked cigarettes. This irritation causes white lesions that are not sick.
Also smoking can also cause abnormalities in the oral cavity such as tongue, gums, oral mucosa, teeth and palate in the form of stomatitis nikotina and fungal infections.

Cigarette smoke components and substances that are harmful to the body. Number of components depending on the type of tobacco, combustion temperature, the length of the cigarette, the porosity of paper wrappers, spices, and whether there is a filter cigarette. Whereas dangerous substances such as gases and particles. We suck on the cigarette smoke contains 90% of various gases such as N2, O2, CO2, 10%, the rest contain certain particles such as tar, nicotine and others. Particles in cigarette smoke can cause cancer (carcinogenic) is the tar.

EFFECT OF SMOKING ON ALOE

In heavy smokers, smoking causes stimulation to the papilafiliformis (bulge / dangling at the top of the tongue) to become longer (hypertrophy). Here the result of burning cigarettes easily deposited brownish black, so the smoker is difficult to feel a sense of bitter, salty, and sweet, because damage to the tip of the tentacle sensory (tastebuds).

EFFECT OF SMOKING ON gums

Number of tartar in smokers are more prone than non-smokers. Tartar are not cleaned can cause a variety of complaints such as gingivitis or bleeding gums. Besides, from burning cigarettes may cause circulation of blood circulation to the gums so easy to contract the disease.

Mucosal thickening AKOBAT SMOKING

Smoking is a risk factor for leukoplakia is a white patches or plaques on oral mucosa that can not be deleted. This can be found at the age of 30-70 years the majority of sufferers are smokers, especially men. According to Silverman, the study of all cases of leukoplakia 95% were smokers.

Constant irritation from tobacco combustion products cause thickening of the oral mucosal tissue. Before clinical symptoms appear, irritation from tobacco smoke was attacked mucosal epithelial cells, thus increasing its activity. These symptoms only visible when cellular activity increases and the epithelium becomes thicker, especially visible in the buccal mucosa (mucosa facing cheeks) and on the floor of the mouth. Oral mucosal changes seen as white patches. White spots are probably caused by a thick epithelium saturated with saliva (spit). Experts say that leukoplakia is a pre-malignant lesions in the mouth. Leukoplakia becomes malignant changes 3-6%.

Noda BECAUSE TOBACCO OR STAIN

Teeth can be discolored by tobacco. At first it stains caused by nicotine is considered, but in fact is the result of burning tobacco in the form of tar. Nicotine itself is colorless and easily soluble. Shafer and his colleagues say that the brown color occurs in regular smokers, while the black color occurs in smokers who use the pipe. The stains are easier to clean because there is only on the plains outside the tooth. But in people who smoked during their lives, these stains can be entered into the superficial layer of tooth enamel and difficult to remove.

Smoking habits affect oral health, especially changes in the mucosa (mucous membranes). Most, cancers of the mouth begins with mucosal changes. These changes do not cause pain (pre-malignant lesions), so no attention until the situation becomes advanced. Therefore, if there are white patches, as early as possible to come to the dentist.

Make a habit of checking your teeth once every six months, although no respiratory symptoms. And most important is a strong will to eliminate smoking habits, if necessary in consultation with your doctor