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HALF OF DENTAL DISEASES ARE DUE TO SMOKING
Gum disease is observed in 50 percent of smokers. Bone loss occurs in these people, treatment becomes difficult because the mouth cannot repair itself. Turkey Medicals – you may have seen the warnings on the cigarette packages: “Quitting smoking immediately reduces the factors that threaten your health at a high rate.” Which of the diseases associated with smoking comes to mind?
A high probability of lung cancer, perhaps emphysema. But did you know that 50 percent of gum diseases in smokers occur due to smoking? Chronic gum diseases can lead to the fact that you completely lose your teeth. Studies have shown that tobacco use can be one of the biggest factors in the development of gum disease.
Gum disease is a bacterial infection. It is a disease that destroys the soft tissue and bone that holds your teeth to your jaw. Bacteria settle and develop on dental plaques located in the cavities on the edge of your teeth. Thus, your body reacts to dental plaque, and this leads to the collapse of soft tissues and bones.
Studies show that smokers have more tartar than non-smokers. This condition can be caused by the low saliva production. It is believed that the chemicals contained in tobacco interfere with the flow of blood to the gums. This slows down the healing process, makes the results of treatment negative.
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YOU BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND SUFFERING
In the early stages of the disease, you may notice bleeding when brushing your teeth or cleaning with a floss. As the infection worsens, your gums begin to collapse; it pulls back from your teeth and produces cavities. Then, as the supporting structures in your mouth collapse one by one, the space between your gums and teeth decens even deeper. And at the very end, your teeth become loose, you begin to experience pain and suffering. In fact, your teeth may even fall out completely.
Although smokers have low oral health, this condition misleads people about dental health because there is less bleeding or redness in the gums. Smokers do not pay attention to oral and dental examinations because they think their teeth are healthy.
Using tobacco products can cause gum disease to worsen faster. Smokers have deeper cavities between their teeth and gums than non-smokers and suffer more severe bone decays. Studies show that smokers are three to six times more at risk than non-smokers. The rate of severe bone loss in smokers and those who have quit smoking is five times higher than in those who have never smoked.
Smoking not only increases your risk of gum disease, but also complicates the treatment process, even reduces the likelihood that the treatment will be successful. This is because smoking prevents your mouth from repairing itself.
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THEY LOSE THEIR TEETH IN FIVE YEARS
A study on this topic reveals that smokers are twice as likely as non-smokers to lose their teeth five years after gum treatment. In studies examining non-surgical gum treatments, smokers show much less improvement than non-smokers. Smokers are also poorly responding to treatment with oral surgery. The failure rate of dental implants is much higher in smokers, because smoking reduces bone healing to a high degree. It is very important to quit smoking before having an implant. I recommend that you get counseling and help with quitting.
Dental crowns and bridges look great when they are first placed. But smokers often lose this image, especially when the gums are pulled out and the bone disappears. Popular cosmetic applications such as porcelain laminated cannot maintain its strength and beauty for a long time in people who smoke.
Smoking is not the only thing that contributes to gum disease. All tobacco products negatively affect gum health. These include a pipe, smokeless tobacco and a cigar. Labels on smokeless products such as nicotine gums also indicate that such products lead to oral cancer, gum disease, or tooth loss.
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ALL TOBACCO IS THE CAUSE OF ORAL CANCER
The only good news about smoking and oral health is the warnings of the Ministry of Health. Quitting smoking immediately significantly reduces the factors that threaten your health. According to a recently published study, the rate of dental disease in people who stopped smoking 12 years ago is the same as in people who have never smoked. A study on this issue shows that those who smoke 1.5 packs a day have a six-fold greater risk of developing the disease than non-smokers, but those who smoke half a pack a day have a three-fold higher risk.
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Do you need help to quit smoking? You may dial free ALO 171 the ‘Quit Smoking Advice Line’ or visit the Turkish Ministry of Health official website for information here.
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The biggest danger of tobacco to your health is its connection with oral cancer. Smoking cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco products from pipes can cause cancer in the mouth or in the part of the throat located just inside the mouth. It can also cause cancer of the larynx, esophagus, kidney, urinary bladder and other organs. Smoking a pipe can also cause lip cancer where the pipe touches it.
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SMOKELESS TOBACCO IS ALSO RISKY
According to the Turkish Society for Cancer Research:
– 92 percent of people with oral cancer and some types of larynx cancer smoke. The risk of these cancers appearing in the body increases according to the frequency of use of these products.
– Smokers are six times more at risk than non-smokers.
– It is noted that in 37 percent of patients who continue to smoke after cancer treatment, the cancer recurs and secondary cancer of the mouth, throat and larynx occurs.
– Smokeless tobacco is associated with cancers of the cheeks, gums and inner lips. Smokeless tobacco increases the risk of these cancers by 50 times.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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