Last time I went to the dentist I had to fill out this form and one of the questions was, do you smoke? I ticked the no box. My question is should I tick the no box but write I vape?
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I think it's helpful for any one providing any kind of medical/dental type of care to have all info that may be pertinent to my care.
Two things come to mind. First, nicotine does slow down healing. I would think that bathing the mouth in nicotine may slow down healing. Not a problem for most, but for a very few may present a problem.
Second, the sucking action creates a vacuum in the mouth. This will be most pronounced in the mouth-to-lung vapers. In the case of a pulled tooth or large incision, the vacuum could dislodge the blood clot in the wound, making for a very painful condition commonly called 'dry socket'.
You dentist is simply making sure he can provide the best care for you, in all possible conditions.
Second, the sucking action creates a vacuum in the mouth. This will be most pronounced in the mouth-to-lung vapers. In the case of a pulled tooth or large incision, the vacuum could dislodge the blood clot in the wound, making for a very painful condition commonly called 'dry socket'.
You dentist is simply making sure he can provide the best care for you, in all possible conditions.
I wouldn’t worry about it. I’m pretty sure any competent dentist knows whether or not you smoke as soon as you open your mouth. I had never discussed smoking/vaping with my dentist at all in the ten plus years I’d been seeing him. At a regular check up about a year after replacing smoking with vaping he commented that my gums were much healthier looking since quitting smoking.
Really surprised me as we had never discussed it ever.
Really surprised me as we had never discussed it ever.
I don't have teeth but I have seen more practitioners of the dental arts in the past 18 mo than I have the rest of my lifetime, I think. When I smoked, I checked smoker (TBH, I sometimes did not DARE to write my "amount") and would discuss it, same with vaping.
My Oral Surgeon actually replaced an implant that had gone bad for free, after I started vaping, since my mouth was so much healthier.... Which was nice of him to do, he commented before I could say "I switched to VAPING!!!!" (LOL, most of my docs were just as excited as me).
Yes, nicotine can slow healing, but nothing like tar, man. The big thing with vaping I think is the suction, if you are having work done, not so much the nic. Though I am a proponent of, fan of, and used frequently after surgeries, of nasal vaping due to the suction. That way, no nic went into my mouth and there was not suction. Very easy with a MTL setup and a resin drip tip. Your nasal passages actually absorb a lot of nic. Did that with smoking too, back when I was, but it was a lot more complicated.
I think it was my periodontist who said that vaping was far better than smoking, but that keeping my dentures in all the time to protect my implants from vape was a good idea and whatnot. So, it's better for the gums, but not perfect?
Anna
My Oral Surgeon actually replaced an implant that had gone bad for free, after I started vaping, since my mouth was so much healthier.... Which was nice of him to do, he commented before I could say "I switched to VAPING!!!!" (LOL, most of my docs were just as excited as me).
Yes, nicotine can slow healing, but nothing like tar, man. The big thing with vaping I think is the suction, if you are having work done, not so much the nic. Though I am a proponent of, fan of, and used frequently after surgeries, of nasal vaping due to the suction. That way, no nic went into my mouth and there was not suction. Very easy with a MTL setup and a resin drip tip. Your nasal passages actually absorb a lot of nic. Did that with smoking too, back when I was, but it was a lot more complicated.
I think it was my periodontist who said that vaping was far better than smoking, but that keeping my dentures in all the time to protect my implants from vape was a good idea and whatnot. So, it's better for the gums, but not perfect?
Anna
Last time I saw my periodontal hygienist last year when I said I had switched to vaping she was not approving. Don’t know if her feelings have changed since last year but I’ll find out in November.
...and mine said my gums have never looked better, since quitting smoking.
Went back to a 6mo cleaning, instead of every 3mo.
Do sweet juices possibly cause tooth decay? Just asking out of my own ignorance.
It's true that it's not sugar but e-liquid has artificial sweenters. I just know for example diet soda, something that has no sugar but is full of artificial sweeteners can still cause weight gain. I actually made a decision to cut out all diet soda from my diet because of that a couple days ago. So the question if whether artificial sweeteners can cause tooth decay too came to mind.
Tobacco is one of the worst things you can do for your gums and teeth. Vaping doesn't do the damage that tobacco does.
I used to have gum issues all the time when I smoked. The dentist was always putting antibiotics in gum pockets to try and shrink them. I don't have that issue now that I don't smoke. The dentist is aware of my vaping but has not said anything about quitting it. She does say the oral health has improved substantially.
I used to have gum issues all the time when I smoked. The dentist was always putting antibiotics in gum pockets to try and shrink them. I don't have that issue now that I don't smoke. The dentist is aware of my vaping but has not said anything about quitting it. She does say the oral health has improved substantially.
It's true. Vaping is known to be 95% safer and shouldn't be worried about these small problems that are not existent. I should be grateful that I am vaping and not still a smoker. That's the bottom line.
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