Tooth decay

[mkbilbo]

Since I started vaping I've been hoping we don't learn in a few years/months that there's something horribly wrong with it... I just enjoy it too much! Could happen though...

Well, I look at it this way. We know tons of horribly wrong things about smoking. While I may be risking hearing "it's because you vaped" from a doctor twenty years from now, I'm far more likely to be around twenty years from now than I would have been if I kept smoking...

 

[mkbilbo]

thanks to all for responding. my teeth and gums are already compromised from a long term eating disorder, was hoping vaping would not exacerbate those problems. sounds like it's all good, especially if I add more water.

I doubt vaping will add anything. The problem with those of us with iffy teeth (which runs in my family... heh, grandpa was British, I could make a snarky remark about now? )... apparently smoking kills bacteria to some degree or other. Makes sense. There are some startling chemicals in modern tobacco products. I smoked all those years and never knew they had hydrogen cyanide in them. That's what they used to use in the old "gas chamber" to execute criminals. Um... URK!

Underlying dental problems apparently can emerge when you switch to vaping because you're not repeatedly knocking back the bacteria. It's not that vaping caused the problem, it's that smoking (dipping, chewing, whatever) was suppressing the problem. Masking it. That is, it was already there but you were slowing it down a great deal by repeatedly killing a big batch of the bugs.

Two of my "annoying" spots (one an old root canal) have decided to be real irritating lately. Meaning the problem was already there, just being tamped down. Now, I'm not hitting the bugs repeatedly with poison gases so they're, ahem, thriving?

Oh. Yay. Dentist visit. Those are always fun...

 

[Rachy_B]

The problem with those of us with iffy teeth (which runs in my family... heh, grandpa was British, I could make a snarky remark about now? )...

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuude! ;-) x

 

[mitergreen]

makes my teeth a little tingly

 

[mkbilbo]

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuude! ;-) x

Did I type that out loud????

 

[e-pipeman]

The problem with those of us with iffy teeth (which runs in my family... heh, grandpa was British, I could make a snarky remark about now? )

In England yellow teeth are quite normal. Many of us wear them as a badge of honour. Some people have white teeth now because of cosmetic dental work - it can be like staring into a torch (Trans: flashlight).

 

[NotoriousJDP]

Underlying dental problems apparently can emerge when you switch to vaping because you're not repeatedly knocking back the bacteria. It's not that vaping caused the problem, it's that smoking (dipping, chewing, whatever) was suppressing the problem. Masking it. That is, it was already there but you were slowing it down a great deal by repeatedly killing a big batch of the bugs.

I've read that PG kills bacteria, even helps fight Legionnaires' disease.

 

[pmwilson85]

I'm almost at the 2 week mark and within the first couple days of vaping I experienced a sore on the side of my tongue(which disappeared). I'm now dealing with bleeding gums when I brush my teeth. I wake up sometimes in the morning with a metallic taste in my mouth. They say the reason for your gums bleeding is more oxygen getting to places it couldn't before. Other than that everything seems normal.

 

[Leoleoleo]

I'm almost at the 2 week mark and within the first couple days of vaping I experienced a sore on the side of my tongue(which disappeared). I'm now dealing with bleeding gums when I brush my teeth. I wake up sometimes in the morning with a metallic taste in my mouth. They say the reason for your gums bleeding is more oxygen getting to places it couldn't before. Other than that everything seems normal.

I had the tongue thing too. I thought it was just me. My suspicion was that my tongue had swelled slightly causing it to rub on a sharp back tooth while sleeping. Side affect of quitting smoking? I would hope so.

 

[Lombaowski]

Yeah. Interesting thing about cigs suppressing bacteria in the mouth and "masking" dental problems.

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Yeah, this is true. Nicotine restricts blood flow and impacts your vessels so I'm not sure vaping is all that much better for gum disease. I haven't quit long enough to tell, but I did go to the dentist last week and my pockets are deeper than they were last time even after quitting for a month and using a water pick somewhat religiously.

So they said it could be the fact that now the tar is not restricting/masking the issues any more my gums are starting to heel, and with that comes with some regression at first. But they don't know, since I'm still taking in nicotine and I'm doing the act of vaping more than the act of smoking, that could be a problem.

Only time will tell. I have a deep cleaning scheduled for November so I'm hoping there will be improvements. Gum disease is also genetic so that is also playing a part, but to what degree I don't know. As far as vaping goes and its side-effects, this is my only real concern at the moment.

 

[Nicolay]

The nicotine and blood flow info - it may be different from person to person, but here are my experiences 10 days in:

- upper & lower blood pressure indicators = down by 10 each
- heart rate = 60, used to be 65 - 70 or more
- gums = much more pink, except at back but starting to
- no cold hands and feet (its winter here & I'm skinny)
- slight tinnitus (ringing in ears) = gone
- sore in mouth from self-inflicted bite = gone in 2 days (used to take up to a week)

Vaping 1.8% nic all day, which I translate to 18mg, but could be wrong.

 

[Robino1]

Your translation of 1.8% to 18mg is correct.