Dental Question

[kitkatshad]

Hi everyone, I have actually been reading posts on here for 7 months, as long as I have been vaping and quit anologs... My profession is in Dentistry for the last 10 years and I pay really close attention to my oral hygiene. I have noticed more staining on my lingual(tongue side) of my anterior(front) teeth! As a tabacco smoker, I never had much staining, but as a vaper I do. Has anyone noticed this dark black staining? I do know that my overall gingival tissues have improved though! Not as red and puffy as when smoking. Any feedback would be helpful and satisfy my curiosity.
Thanks

 

[Hoosier]

Yeah, I've noticed more staining there too, but I drink quite a bit of tea. I do have less buildup though so cleanings go much quicker and are easier on everyone.

The build up while I was smoking was horrible.

 

[n2xe]

Yep. vaping stains my teeth far more than smoking ever did. The good news is it comes off easier. Brush often. I do notice that tea and red wine seems to soak in better ( for lack of a better word) from vaping. Brush often and whiten once a week. Small price to pay all things considered...

 

[dormouse]

Many juices have food coloring in them because the flavoring is concentrated professional food flavoring

I've been mostly vaping vanilla (it's brownish) and Voodoo (almost colorless) and my tongue looks fine.

I did notice previously when I was using whistle-tip carts that the vapor went right across the right side of my tongue. Now I am vaping cartos

 

[dee5]

How is this possible? What ingredient would you say causes this? I haven't noticed a difference myself.

 

[DonG]

Haven't really had any noticable change (to me). Been vaping a little over three months though and in the last month or so have had a couple people ask me if I had started "whitening", as my smile seemed brighter. I have made no changes to my normal oral care habbits. Seems to me that things are actually improving over when I smoked analogs.

 

[Wench]

I definitely have to work hard on keeping my teeth white now. I noticed the staining in the same places also.

I always thought it was either the flavoring or possibly the VG ( I can't do pg)

 

[afrazier5]

So are you vaping mostly darker colored liquids or clear? I would think that the color of the liquid would have more to do with it due to the colorings present. Like drinking red koolade will make your tongue and teeth red for a bit or stain the heck out of Formica counters (until they are bleached).

 

[The Big Chief]

Good post OP...Was wondering the same thing. I've just noticed teeth seem to be more susceptible to staining now..no more tar block

 

[Cynnamin]

I haven't noticed a difference myself but then I brush quite often and never really had a problem with staining with cigarettes. Maybe because I keep my lips over my teeth when I smoked/vape?

 

[JoshVape]

I just started vaping and would be interested in knowing if all vapes cause this or only some. I brush and floss regularly, but I've only been vaping for a week which more than likely isn't sufficient time to see any difference. Very good question, I'll bookmark this thread so I remember to check back.

 

[player30]

My 98% liquid is clear. so I have not had that problem. But I did have some problems with burn blisters on my tongue. Through that I discovered Orajel Mouth Rinse, and I now use it at least twice a day. GREAT product!

 

[Rosa]

I have a theory that it may have more to do with dry mouth than anything else. Less spit in there to wash stuff away.

 

[caffeinated]

I have a theory that it may have more to do with dry mouth than anything else. Less spit in there to wash stuff away.

That makes a lot of sense.

A somewhat related observation I've made is that I don't need to brush my tongue nearly as often since I switched to vaping. When I was smoking, I routinely had a coating on my tongue that I brushed off twice daily as part of my usual tooth brushing routine. (I always attributed this primarily to dairy consumption.) However, after only a couple of weeks vaping, that seemed to disappear almost completely. Now, I only brush my tongue a few times a week.

I suppose this makes for a pretty gross discussion, but I'm curious if anybody else has experienced this.

 

[Rosa]

I totally get the tongue brushing thing. I used to have a "last cig of the day" and then brush my teeth and tongue and go to bed but when I got up in the morning my mouth tasted like I had just had a cigarette. I was like, man, this stuff is actually leaking out of my mouth tissue? How's it do that?

Now I just have plain old gross morning breath like the rest of the world. Improvement? questionable.

 

[dordas23]

I had a problem with my teeth turning brown. I was vaping all dark brown juices. When I switched to light-colored juices for about 2 weeks, my teeth lightened up noticeably. Now I usually stick to the light ones, and indulge in the dark juices only occasionally. My teeth are looking better now.

 

[Tiari]

My teeth since vaping are incredibly white, no staining at all, nothing on my tongue, nice pink gums. *shrugs*. Could be not flushing out with enough water, I sip water constantly while I vape, usually a small sip after each few drags.

 

[sidetrack]

Hello to all,
Vaping is new to me but dentistry is not I have been in the field for 40+ yr. There are all kind of stains but I will limit this discussion to what is call extrinsic or surface stain. The most common types are green, , orange, yellow black and brown. The first two are almost exclusive to poor oral hygiene or as I like to say , people who don't stand in the same room as their tooth brush. The color of the 1st 2 and the last one are from an over abundance of a bacteria that is cromogenic ie produces a color as a byproduct of it metabolism.
Black or specifically black line is also a cromogenic stain which you will get even if you do not consume the traditional things that cause stain(coffee,tea,smoking and wine). Now we get to the brown which is the most common. This comes from things that are dark colored. What I would question is the staining coming from the actual e-juice vapor. I did a simple test, I covered my cartridge with a tissue and vaped several times and then looked at the tissue. No color visible on the tissue. I use 16mg dekang Mocha. Oh the things I do for science; I then took an analog Marlboro and did the same thing with a tissue, big brown spot!(No I did not inhale, yuck!) What I'm leaning more to is the dry mouth theory and not the e-juice especially if you have one of the other stain causing habits. Dry mouth reeks havoc in the mouth, cavities increase gum tissue gets red and yes stain increases. Oral tissue and teeth are designed to be kept wet.
I am no scientist. My theory is my own at this point until we get some research. Let me know what you think.

 

[Cynnamin]

My dentist can often tell if I am dehydrated just by looking at my teeth. He told me that it does make any staining you have more noticeable, like my super bright white spots that I had before I started smoking!!

 

[redryder1]

No staining here either. Not that I can tell. but all my juices are almost clear as well. Maybe the coloring has a lot to do with it.