Vaping and dental issues

[Kanthal]

I started vaping at the beginning of March due to my very first medical problem. was hospitalized for having a DVT (blood clot).

Very serious stuff for someone who's never had any type of medical issues their whole life. After leaving the hospital I instantly decided I was going to stop drinking and smoking.

Okay now to the point of this thread.

A few days ago I woke up with sore gums on the back side of my teeth. I took a mouth mirror and checked the back of my teeth and noticed the same type of build up that vaping leaves on stainless steel drip tips. My first reaction was to take a dental pick and floss to remove it all. But after removing it my gums began to hurt even more. Now my gums are so swollen that I feel like ripping my teeth out.
I will be going to the dentist next week unless it gets so bad before then that I have to go to the emergency room.

I am wondering if vaping has caused anyone else tooth,mouth or gum infections??????

 

[epicdoom]

nothing here I have sensitive teeth and gums. so far for me no problems.

 

[OldtimeRocker]

Sounds like you need to see a denist or doctor. Some people have problems with PG but no idea if this is one of them.

Good Luck

 

[RosaJ]

Not the vaping, but I have it from a head nurse in the operating room whose husband quit smoking cold turkey. His dentist told him that "all h*ll breaks loose" when anyone stops smoking suddenly. He got very bad gum infection and had to be on antibiotics.

There's a section in this forum that explains everything and anything that can go wrong when you stop smoking.

I hope you feel better, and I think going to your dentist is the best decision you've made. Good luck!

 

[SupplyDaddy]

...and your problem is the Quits... you quit smoking and this is one of the issues that often pops up from that.

 

[Kanthal]

so, quitting smoking is going to make me have problems I never had before? In that case I'll just forget vaping and start smoking again.

 

[sqcivic]

Long term VS short term effects? Pick your poison I guess

 

[Brend]

Health, Safety and E-Smoking

Participate here & help others. First sticky is about side effects of quiting
smoking.
Glad you're going to dentist. Hope & wishes that you have minimal
discomfort & a speedy recovery.
Drink h2o

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Smoking may cause issues that you never had before also... Quiting has it's short term issues. They will pass.

 

[Rwb1500]

Hold on, this is a thing. Happened to me.

Started out as dull burning pain along your gums? Became worse and worse? I also felt like I wanted to tear my teeth out of my head.
For me it got so bad I went to the emergency room. Worst pain I've ever experienced. Infection inside my gum, honestly couldn't tell you if it's from quitting the smokes or vaping but my money is on my gums actually acting like they're supposed to when they aren't constantly being deadend by smoke.

Antibiotics, and killer pain meds. Tylenol with codeine wasn't enough, Vicodin wasn't enough. It was awful. Go see a dentist ASAP! If you're even close to the pain level I experienced you need to GO NOW. Trust me, you don't want to wait this out.

 

[Despraci]

so, quitting smoking is going to make me have problems I never had before? In that case I'll just forget vaping and start smoking again.

So you would choose long term health risk and cancer over going to see a dentist?

 

[jkc64]

Don't give up yet, get it checked out first could be totally nonrelated to vaping

 

[David Charles]

My gut tells me it's a quitting smoking and not a starting vaping issue. Get some blood work done, sort what the real problem is.

 

[bear-runner]

you are going to experience more sensitive gums because there is more blood flow to your gums now that you have quit smoking. this is common with smokers who have quit time and time again, as cigarettes cause lack of blood flow to your gums and all over the body. its something that will cease over the next little while. just brush more frequently floss etc.
i had this same problme and this is exactly what my dentist told me. hope this helps and hope you get past it as returning to smoking is obviously not the best thing for you.

 

[RobinBanks]

Like others, my guess is that this is due to quitting smoking, not vaping.

When I quit I had the bad gum reactions many have spoken of. Smoking masks the problems it's causing by making your blood vessels constrict. When you stop and the constriction stops, you start to see the effects and all kind of crazy things start happening... bleeding, throbbing, tingling.

I went to the dentist and turns out I had pretty bad gum disease I never noticed due to the constriction! yuck! I had to have gum surgery.

I'm at the 10 month no smoking mark now and was at the dentist TODAY (getting veneers). He said my gum are now the healthiest gums he's seen in a long time.. they look perfect and I didn't bleed at all even though my gums were taking some abuse! That's the best indicator of healthy gums, apparently.

So in conclusion, vaping isn't the the problem =)

 

[syrach]

what the hell is that

 

[Feignix]

... I took a mouth mirror and checked the back of my teeth and noticed the same type of build up that vaping leaves on stainless steel drip tips.

If you are noticing buildup on your teeth that is the "same" as on your drip tips and vaping gear than you are either not brushing enough or with effective enough toothpaste. My favorite vendors juices is thick and leave a thick "coating" or "residue" on my tongue and the inside of my mouth so because of this I brush more frequently as in 3 and sometimes 4x a day verses the 2x I usually did. The problem can be exacerbated if you drink a lot of coffee, tea or colas. I use 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean my drip tips and vaping accessories and it usually doesn't take long to get them clean as I clean them regularly. Now obviously you can't clean your mouth the same way but you can rinse well with Listerine or something similar that has a high alcohol content and brush with something like Arm and Hammer Baking Soda toothpaste. I've noticed that buy doing both things regularly this helps cut down on "dud buds" or "vape tongue". Some people believe it's olfactory fatigue but true olfactory fatigue results in a loss of taste to food and drink as well. Usually a coating has built up that forms a slight layer on top of your taste buds thick enough where it starts to make the juice taste "off" or "blah". Brushing for at least 2 minutes is recommended without neglecting the tongue, cheeks and roof of the mouth. There are tongue cleaners available as well.

My first reaction was to take a dental pick and floss to remove it all. But after removing it my gums began to hurt even more. Now my gums are so swollen that I feel like ripping my teeth out.
I will be going to the dentist next week unless it gets so bad before then that I have to go to the emergency room.

I am wondering if vaping has caused anyone else tooth,mouth or gum infections??????

In your haste and zeal to remove the build up along with better functioning blood vessels due to your recent smoking cessation you mostly likely brushed until you created an opening or sores, through which bacteria was introduced into the blood stream. It is most likely that poor oral hygiene and incorrect brushing techniques caused your issues and not vaping. Correcting these issues and antibiotics along with effective oral hygiene products should fix the problem.
Best of luck to you.

 

[Vermiform]

you are going to experience more sensitive gums because there is more blood flow to your gums now that you have quit smoking. this is common with smokers who have quit time and time again, as cigarettes cause lack of blood flow to your gums and all over the body. its something that will cease over the next little while. just brush more frequently floss etc.
i had this same problme and this is exactly what my dentist told me. hope this helps and hope you get past it as returning to smoking is obviously not the best thing for you.

Yup. You just got your blood flow back. Relax, it goes away. Have you noticed how much easier it is to breathe now?

 

[heisenbergNY]

I never had a bad gum problem but I still use this when brushing my teeth


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[Leaded50]

The tobacco have a lot of ingredients inside, who we dont now all effects of, and also is said to do something ...possibly giving a stronger skinlayer on the gums,protecting from the tobacco ..when stop smoking this layer gets softer, and someone also get easier bleeding of the gums. Normally its stabilizing over some time