9 Steps You Can Do Today to Quit Smoking

9 Tips You Can Do Today
to Stop Smoking
Before Quitting After Quitting

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It’s common knowledge
• It is a common knowledge that smoking is
dangerous to your health, most especially
on your mouth, teeth and gums. And it is
not only oral cancer that you have to think
of.
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The various oral conditions
• There are various oral conditions that can
be caused by smoking such as mouth sores,
gum disease and tooth decay. That is why it
is imperative for you to quit smoking.

There is always a way!
• Yes, it is hard, at most times, impossible to
just quit smoking. But as this trite, but very
much true, adage goes “If there is a will
there is always a way…” That is why the
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial

The 9 things to help.
• Research came up with 9 things that you can
do to help you quit smoking today and they are
as follows
1. Prepare yourself to quit smoking. Develop a
mental attitude that says you are ready to
quit, you are willing to do anything to quit and
most of all, you really, really, really want to
quit.

Convince yourself 100%
• The best way to convince yourself 100% of this
fact is to write the reasons why you want to
quit. It can be due to health reasons, some
hygiene reasons, protecting your loved ones or
for self control and self improvement, it
doesn’t matter what as long as this list will be
able to motivate you to quit

Set your quitting day date
2. Set your quitting day date. Don’t rush
yourself and make this day TODAY. It can
be tomorrow or next week or at most, next
month. Make this a big deal date,
something you have to prepare for.
Nicotine Gum

Cut your nicotine intake
• And while you are waiting for the arrival of
this big day, cut your nicotine intake. If you
smoke 1 pack a day, aim to reduce it until
you only smoke 1 cigarette a day.
Remember – be sure not to stress yourself out
for this quitting date

Don’t be alone
3. Don’t be alone on this. You will need to
surround yourself with people who support
you on this decision. These people can be
your significant other, family and/or friends.

Some other person who wants to quit
• And if you know someone who wants to quit
smoking, you can quit with him or her too. Your
dentist can also help you with this decision.
Nicotine Patches

Substitute is a good idea
4. Substitute is a good idea. If you find yourself
craving for a cigarette, you can substitute it
for something else, like candies or sunflower
seeds. Go and ask your dentist or doctor
about patches or nicotine gums to help ease
the process of quitting smoking.

Call a friend
• If you feel you want to smoke, call a friend, do
some exercise or deep breath and wait the
craving out. The objective is to distract your
mind from smoking

Don’t substitute food
• Make sure you don’t substitute food for a
cigarette. Try to avoid foods with sugar and fat,
if you have to , then choose healthy options.

Know yourself
5. Know yourself. You have to identify what
triggers you to smoke. Find the patterns when
and how you smoke so you can prevent
yourself from doing it.

Develop a reward system
6. Develop a reward system for yourself. When
you have already stopped smoking, you can
pat yourself on the shoulder and treat
yourself for a job well done.

Stay active
7. Stay active and create a new habit or
change your daily routine. Exercise will do
wonders for you.

Take notice and enjoy
8. Take notice and enjoy the benefits you
experience from not smoking like the clean
smell of your clothes, the cleanliness and
freshness of your room, the freshness of your
breath and of course, the extra cash you add
up to your budget.

Keep proper oral hygiene
9. And finally, you have to keep proper oral
hygiene with brushing and flossing, and keep
up with your regular dental visits with your
dentist.

Schedule an appointment
• Schedule an appointment with your dentist to
get your teeth cleaned professionally to
remove all the stains that have built up from
smoking.

You will love the clean feeling
• You will love the clean feeling you will have in
your mouth. If desired, you can even get a
teeth whitening done to have that beautiful
white smile that’s worth a million dollars!

We will support you
• If you are planning on quitting smoking,
we will support you and we will even
help you with the reward! Just call us and
let us know that you are planning on
quitting.

Oral cancer screening test
• We will be happy to give you a great deal
on cleaning your teeth, as well as oral
cancer screening test and even teeth
whitening.

Ask a professional
9 Tips You Can Do
Today to Stop Smoking”
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