Smoking is a major cause of gum disease

By now most parents know that smoking cause many over all health problems. Some of the visible health side effective from smoking is seen in your mouth. From simply staining your teeth to larger health issues such as gum disease.

Smoking harms the body’s immune system, therefore the body is less able to fight off the bacteria that naturally stick to the gums. Once the gums are damaged, smoking makes it harder for the body to heal its tissues. In addition studies are also showing a link between gum disease and heart disease, it all start to goes down hill from there.

Talk to your kids let them fully know all the health risks smoking has. Keep in mind if your are a a parent that smokes, the odds increases that your kids will also smoke so stop the cycle and quit you not be only helping