If you ever wondered if smoking affects gum disease, you'll want to check out this post and see if hypnosis is right for you.

1. Hypnosis Denver – Smoking and
Periodontists
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Hypnosis Denver – Does Smoking affect periodontal
disease?
There is an abundance of scientific evidence that smoking has an additive effect on the
progression of periodontal disease and is detrimental to healing after periodontal
therapy.
Cigarette smoking is one of the most preventable sources of morbidity and premature
death worldwide. In the United States, smoking is responsible for approximately one in
five deaths.

2. Hypnosis Denver – smoking costs the economy more
than $150 billion in annual health-care costs and lost
productivity, including $75.5 billion in excess medical
expenditures.
These expenditures include dental costs, since smoking increases the disease
progression and complicate the treatment of periodontal diseases.
Women between the ages of 20 and 39 who smoke cigarettes have approximately twice
the chance of having periodontal disease or becoming edentulous as do nonsmokers.
Overall, smoking is probably the single most significant, modifiable risk factor for
periodontal diseases. The incidence of periodontitis is 4.9 percent for never smokers,
10.5 percent for former smokers, and 15.6 percent for current smokers.
Hypnosis Denver – The evidence suggests that more than one-half (8.1
million cases) of the chronic periodontists cases in the United States are
attributable to cigarette smoking.
There is an abundance of scientific evidence that smoking has an additive effect on the
progression of periodontal disease and is detrimental to healing after periodontal
therapy.
One of the earliest studies to show a relationship between smoking and periodontal
health was conducted on Swedish army soldiers. The subjects who smoked were shown
to be at greater risk for gingivitis.
Another study demonstrated that the alveolar bone height was significantly reduced in
smokers compared to nonsmokers. Likewise, Haber and Kent demonstrated that
smokers were 2.7 times more likely to have moderate to advanced periodontal disease.
Also, smoking has been shown to significantly increase the risk of tooth loss from
periodontal disease.
The effect appears to be dose-related, with heavy smokers exhibiting a significantly
greater risk of tooth loss from periodontal disease compared to nonsmokers and lighter
smokers.
Hypnosis Denver – Pathology of smoking and periodontal disease.
One hypothesis for the increased periodontal changes noted in smokers is that the
periodontal pockets of smokers tend to be more anaerobic compared to nonsmokers. An
anaerobic environment could conceivably promote the growth of Gram-negative
periodontal pathogens in the subgingival plaque.

3. It has been hypothesized that smoking may alter the host response in two ways:
Smoking could impair the normal functions of the host response in neutralizing
infection, and it may alter the host response, resulting in destruction of the surrounding
healthy periodontal tissues.
Several studies have shown that the effect of smoking on periodontal tissues may
involve both of these processes.
Hypnosis Denver – In addition, the host requires functional neutrophils to
deal effectively with bacterial infections.
Tobacco smoke has been shown by several studies to have a deleterious effect on various
neutrophil functions. For example, smoking has been shown to impair the chemotaxis
and phagocytosis of both oral and peripheral neutrophils.
Neutrophils are found in inflammatory lesions, particularly acute lesions, where they
concentrate at the site of injury. They are chemically attracted to the site by a process
called chemotaxis.
Hypnosis Denver – Disease masking is a term that has been applied to
describe the appearance of the gingiva associated with chronic smokers.
Typically, the diseased tissues of smokers tend to have a firmer appearance and less
bleeding compared to that of non-smokers.
The periodontal tissues are compromised by the initial vasoconstriction, resulting in
decreased blood flow to the gingiva. This masks the normal early signs of periodontal
problems by decreasing gingival inflammation, erythema, and bleeding despite the
presence of the disease.
FIGURE 1a — Apparently healthy gingival tissue in a one-pack-per-day smoker.

4. FIGURE 1b — Periodontal pocket probing 10 mm.
Hypnosis Denver – Signs and symptoms
Acute necrotizing ulcerating gingivitis (ANUG) has also been shown to be clearly
correlated to smoking, but no cause-and-effect relationship has been demonstrated.
It is thought that both smoking and ANUG may be the result of underlying anxiety and
stress. The condition involves primarily the free gingival margin, the crest of the gingiva,
and the interdental papillae.
Rarely, the lesions can spread to the soft palate and tonsillar areas, resulting in the
condition known as Vincent’s angina. ANUG is characterized by punched-out papilla,
pronounced gingival erythema, and spontaneous hemorrhage (See Figure 2).
Local lymphadenopathy and slight elevation of temperature may also be present.
FIGURE 2 — Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis with severe caries.
Nicotinic stomatitis, or smoker’s palate, is another oral change that is characteristic of
smokers. It is characterized by prominent mucous glands with inflammation of the
orifices and a diffused erythema, or by a wrinkled, ―cobblestone‖ appearance of the
palate often described as a ―dried lake bed‖ effect.

5. This visual appearance is the result of thickening of the epithelium adjacent to the
orifice in response to chronic irritation.
FIGURE 3 — Nicotinic stomatitis.
Hypnosis Denver – Nicotine is one of the most studied components of
tobacco products and the most pharmacologically active compound in tobacco
smoke.
It has been shown to have various mood-altering effects on its consumers.
Nicotine is a poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco smoke and can enter the
body by absorption through the oral mucosa and skin or inhalation via the
lungs.
Hypnosis Denver – Nicotine also promotes collagen breakdown.
Periodontal cells exposed to nicotine have also been shown to have decreased growth
and protein content, damaged cell membranes, and atypical shapes. Tobacco use has
been implicated as a risk factor for alveolar bone loss. One hypothesis has been the
possible stimulant effect of nicotine on osteoclastic activity, the cells most responsible
for bone resorption.
A study of porcine bone marrow cells found that nicotine is nontoxic to osteoclasts at
clinically relevant levels, and appears to stimulate osteoclast differentiation and the
resorption of calcium phosphate, the major inorganic component of bone.

6. Nicotine has also been thought to delay apoptosis. A delay in cell death has been thought
to contribute to tumor production. Also, this delay would allow for osteoclasts to
continue the resorptive process longer than their normal life cycle would have
permitted.
These factors may also contribute to the accelerated alveolar bone loss seen in smokers.
Hypnosis Denver – Conclusion
In conclusion, whether it is direct heat from the cigarette, the vasoactive response from
nicotine, or a change in the host response to periodontal pathogens, the mechanism by
which smoking induces periodontal attachment loss is currently unknown.
Smoking has not only been shown to increase the severity of periodontal disease, but
also to decrease the response of the gingival tissues to periodontal therapy, resulting in a
greater incidence of refractory disease. Obviously, there is a plethora of published
information correlating periodontal diseases to both tooth loss and systemic
manifestations.
These systemic manifestations include increased risk of coronary artery disease;
diabetes; osteopenia; and premature, low-birth-weight babies. Further, it has been
demonstrated in numerous studies that smoking cessation leads to improved
periodontal health and improved response to periodontal therapy, thus improving
overall health.
Therefore, it would greatly benefit patients if dental professionals, made a deliberate
effort to promote smoking-cessation programs as well as educate our community on the
benefits of not smoking.
Quit smoking today and get started on the path to healthier gums.
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