The inhalation of carcinogenic smoke and the development of gum disease are closely linked. While most advertising models in cigarette ads have beautifully pearly whites, you will do well to remember much can be done with the computer airbrushing tool. Catching up with these same models after smoking for five to ten years may put you face to face with some in desperate need of a receding gums treatment. Statistics show smokers have a four times higher likelihood of not only developing gum disease, but actually presenting with advanced stages of the disease at their regular dental health checkups.

Tooth loss is almost considered par for the course when it comes to treating smokers with receding gums. While the actual reason for the direr outlook for this segment of the population are largely only speculative, the facts bear something obvious. Only about 20% of senior citizens (over 65 years of age) who never smoked have suffered nearly complete tooth loss, as opposed to more than twice that of those who did indulge in nicotine inhalation. The onset of tooth loss and rate of progression thus far have remained uncharted. However, it does appear as though teeth are lost quickly and in groups rather than individually.

In addition to the foregoing, smokers are also at high risk for gum disease treatment related problems. Many of those undergoing a bleeding gums treatment come to follow up visits with a much decreased ability to heal properly and quickly, thus leaving open the door to potential infection. At times the combination of these problems and the reality of already existing gum disease risk factors all serve to set up smokers for a much harder road to recovery and also a heightened risk for recurrence. While healing is slowed down significantly in those smoking, there is also a heightened susceptibility of gum disease recurrence even while the tissues are still healing.

Smokers are urged to quit their addiction with the help of many available programs currently found online and offline. In the absence of a willingness to undergo the temporary pain of withdrawal, it is crucial that a rigid scheduling of gingivitis treatment appointments is set up and kept. With the multiplication of bacteria being almost instantaneous after a successful receding gums treatment, prevention truly is the one key aspect in the oral care of a smoker. It may spell a higher rate of success when it comes to avoiding further serious problems and also keeping tooth loss either completely at bay or minimize is severely.

Unfortunately, sometimes the smoker who underwent periodontal disease treatment is her or his own worst enemy. When the individual seeks to counteract the damage of the inhaled smoke with harsh chemicals (such as they may be found in mouthwashes and tooth brighteners) the patient enters a vicious cycle of alternating the side effects of commercial products and smoking.