Tobacco Facts and Oral Health - Crown Point Dental Care, Columbus Ohio

Tobacco Facts

Tobacco use is a known cause of cancer. Smokeless tobacco is not a safe substitute for cigarettes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that approximately 20% of male high school students used smokeless tobacco in 1995.
Unburned tobacco contains the carcinogenic nitrosamines NNN and NNK, which have tumor-initiating properties in animals. Snuff contains up to 135 mg/kg of NNN and up to 14 mg/kg of NNK.
Use of smokeless tobacco may possibly lead to deleterious in utero effects: Heavy metals such as lead and cadmium have been found in smokeless tobacco products at levels that could be harmful to a fetus.

Gingival recession is a common result of smokeless tobacco use.
Studies show elevated blood levels of nicotine from smokeless tobacco similar to those produced by cigarettes. One study demonstrated that smokeless tobacco users experienced changes in heart rate and blood pressure similar in magnitude to those experienced by smokers.
Benign oral lesions may occur after only a few years of smokeless tobacco use.
Long-term nicotine dependence and its associated health risks are the primary behavioral consequences of regular smokeless tobacco use.

Believe what you read. It's right on the can.

This product may cause mouth cancer.
It's a fact. Dipping causes lip, cheek, tongue, and other types of oral cancer. And the longer you dip, the greater your chances of getting oral cancer become.

This product may cause gum disease and result in tooth loss.
A dipper's gums start receding. Dip damages mouth tissue beyond repair. And mouth sores that look like grayish white places on the inner cheek begin to appear. Nearly 90% of all oral cancers start from these mouth sores.

This product is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking.
When he was 12 years old, Sean Marsee began dipping. He thought it was safe. Six years later, he had cancer in the very spot where he once put dip. At 19, Sean Marsee was dead.

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