gums teeth and all that stuff

[wmjmr03]

Ok heres a question 4 weeks in and it looks like ive gone a few rounds with mike tyson when i brush my teeth.
i know this is because the blood supply is returning to the wasteland that was the stinkies playground
wonders how long this will last?
Another question i use lysteren (or whatever its called) are all these mouth washes as good as each other or are there any real goodies out there for removing the PG/VG film ?
ive also noticed that ive stopped snoring he he (so wifey says) but im waking up with a tickle in back of nose/throat and its everso slightly sore soon goes but wondered if this is also a symptom of things repairing themself or is it because im using another iritant?(if you can call vaping an iritant)
i used to smoke 1 PAD+ and started on 18mg now ive started mixing my own and down to 10-12mg give or take so i dont think its really the vaping thats causing it

vape on people

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , and you might want to try using straight PG , then just VG , to see if you have some sort of reaction to either juice . I got the same soreness and tickle , when I used straight VG , Now I mix a 50/50 blend and the problems went away . Also drink more water . That also helps . good luck .

 

[Benla]

OOOOH i didnt realise thats why my gums were bleeding!.. i was worried! lol

 

[panhandleguy]

try drinking a large glass of water before you go to bed. It helped me

 

[The Rebel]

Try a warm salt water rinse every once in a while for the gums. It helps. Happened to me as well and although I'm not sure, I do believe it might be caused by the circulation getting better. But like the other people suggested, mix it up with the PG and VG to see if you might be allergic to either. Hydration is the key to avoid dryness in the throat, especially in the morning. I'm not much of a water drinker, so I use Gatorade or Powerade, but I still down some water as well. Good luck!

 

[Mneumonic]

Wow, one of the most helpful threads I've seen so far! I enjoy vaping but I was starting to get worried about my gums and so forth. I thought maybe it has something to do with the VG/PG hurting my gums, nice to know this isn't the case. As far as I can tell any mouthwash will help get the film out of your mouth, in addition I've tried the hydration ticket, which worked out quite nicely. Thanks for the awesome advice gang!

 

[Flurfel]

Ok heres a question 4 weeks in and it looks like ive gone a few rounds with mike tyson when i brush my teeth.

GO SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY!!!!! There is no reason for parts of your ear to come off while brushing your teeth!

JK

It is completely natural for this to happen, I am going through it right now as well. It will subside over time.

 

[Oneida]

I've found that vaping at too high voltage/wattage makes my gums inflamed and sore.

 

[wmjmr03]

LOL

 

[Eagle Talon]

Listerine forget! kill the beneficial bacteria each time. the bleeding will go away. drink more than usual, will help!

 

[robocog]

Glad I stumbled across this thread

I was going to have a natter with the dentist about it if it went on for much longer, but you have put my mind at rest
(I will still mention it though next time I see him)

 

[Miira]

Keep brushing, if you don't floss - start, and use a warm salt water rinse.

 

[Chilliguy]

Great thread! Thanks for the info.

 

[Ellie_onVG]

GO SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY!!!!! There is no reason for parts of your ear to come off while brushing your teeth!

JK

It is completely natural for this to happen, I am going through it right now as well. It will subside over time.

I'm laughing out loud ... and then I spotted your "JK" and started all over again. Tooooooo funny!!!

 

[KForrester86]

this is something I'll have to look out for.. bleeding/sore gums isn't pleasant.

 

[classwife]

Here is some info that should be helpful :

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...hen-quitting-tobacco-changing-ecigarette.html

 

[oxygen thief]

This is good stuff for oral hygiene especially good for dry mouth, ulcers, etc.

Dry Mouth Symptoms Relief - Biotene

 

[Vapture]

Gums take a lot of punishment from smoking ... finally getting a chance to heal .... What you can do has already been mentioned.

A little extra care while gums heal is worth the effort. Mouth rinses. salt water, antiseptic, anti bacterial etc. (common stuff). Flossing daily for sure is a good idea now, just gentle at first.

Essentially, gums tissues have atrophied from smoking over time and are now recovering somewhat ... finally eliminating smoking toxins/tar and resupplying more blood to top most affected layers. Just try to keep things as clean as possible until gums fully recover.

 

[Samyaza]

Ok, I have just come back from the dentist.

I started vaping on the 4th of Feb 2012. About a month later I noticed pink when I brushed my teeth and this happened a few nights in a row. I immediately came to this forum and searched for "bleeding gums" and was heartily relived when I saw it was just a side effect of quitting smoking.

Over the next few months it kept on, some nights nothing, maybe even a week with no blood, but I wasn't too worried about it.

The last few weeks I have had other totally unrelated medical issues, so on a whim I booked an appointment with my dentist because I decided that although it was most likely nothing, I should get it checked out.

It's stage 2 Periodontitis.

According to my Dentist it is never normal for gums to bleed, that is always a problem and you need to get it looked at. When I asked him why it only started after I quit smoking, he said that it had always been there, but the smoking restricted the bloodflow to my gums so they never bled until now.

I asked him as well about why it is widely believed that bleeding gums is a side effect of smoking cessation and he was amazed that it was - it is not and if you have sore or bleeding gums you need to see a dentist. You may be brushing too hard, that is another reason for bleeding gums, but even that is its own set of issues apparently. I was surprised by his amazement that it isn't a side effect of quitting the stinkies, so I checked wikipedia and it's not listed there as a side effect.

I am (obviously) not a dentist, but I just wanted to let you guys know before I forgot what my experience was as I had been reading this thread before I left.

Smoking hides the problem and I have always hated dentists so I didn't go very often. Luckily it's not too bad for me and is reasonably easy to fix with no permanent damage, but it can be a very serious problem.

 

[dizzy8578]

No worries for me. After 47 years of smoking I have most of the listed symptoms from other chronic diseases or as side effects of the medications used to treat them. Some of those things will kill me for sure but vaping has got to be safer for me than the 2 PAD I was using. I am a cancer survivor and still get blood tests and CAT scans twice a year and pneumonia vaccine and boosters on a regular basis. My gums are in great shape since diabetic bone loss cut the number of teeth in the gums in half... Periodontitis has no place to live. The down side is I can't hold my ecig in my teeth (mouth rather) due to the weight. Those of you who are quitting while still young can use me as an example next time you are tempted to reach for an analog.