If you still smoke or use tobacco, the joke’s on you. Tobacco is not only bad for your overall health – it puts your dental health in jeopardy too. Statistics don’t lie. About 1 in every 5 deaths is linked to tobacco use, according to the Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Truths of Smoking
How would you feel if a dirty, smelly piece of cloth was smothering your face, not even allowing you to breathe? The grimace on your face says it all. Well, if you are a smoker, this is what you are doing to your body, and what’s more, you are throwing in toxic substances … [Read more...]
You Booze, You Lose: Excessive Drinking Harms Oral Health
It’s estimated that each year in the United States there will be more than 30,000 new cases of oral cancer diagnosed and about one person every hour will die from this disease.[1] Heavy alcohol consumption is a risk factor for oral cancer.* According to the American Cancer … [Read more...]
Smoking: The “Trooth” About Smoking
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. But what does inhaling smoke actually do to your body? A LOT of damage. When you smoke, toxins are carried to every organ in your body and carbon monoxide keeps your blood from carrying the amount of oxygen it would on a normal … [Read more...]
