As you probably guessed, smoking isn't doing your mouth any favors either. The mouth is the point of entry for the smoke after all, so it has the misfortune of taking front-line level damage.
First of all the tobacco will yellow your teeth. The stain is deep because the tobacco seeps into the enamel so good luck ever brushing it out.
In addition your gums will become swollen and red from the cells constantly needing to replace themselves after being murdered by the 4,000+ poisons you're inhaling. They'll end up looking something like this:
Now pucker up cause we're just getting started. With all the cells being damaged and killed in the mouth, your body will find itself less able to resist bacterial decay. Indeed cigarettes pile plague and tartar on top of whatever you normally accrue in a day and let's face it: if you smoke you probably don't eat healthy either. So consider this a multiplicative effect.
Oooh oooh! I haven't even gotten to the best part: Meet your new best friend Leukoplakia,
Isn't he cute? I bet you can't wait to swap spit with someone who has a tongue that looks like this. You may be asking yourself: what in all the world is wrong with this poor idiot? Well gross mustache aside, he's a smoker. Smoking can cause leukoplakia. What's worse is that you'll notice his teeth don't look too shabby. That's because leukoplakia can potentially occur long before your teeth start rotting out. Probably not something you wanna show people on your okcupid account.
Information Source:
Information Source:
(17 July 2012). WebMD. Smoking and Oral Health. Retrieved July 13, 2012 from
<http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/smoking-oral-health>.
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