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What Does Vaping Do to Your Dental Health?

  • December 10, 2018
  • 4:25 pm
  • Dental Care, Dental Education
  • Dental Hygiene, Dentist, Springfield MO

How Vaping Affects Oral Health

Since the invention of e-cigarettes and vaping in 2003, it’s become incredibly popular. In most cases, people use it as a “healthier” alternative to cigarettes. While we don’t really have enough evidence to support this claim yet, there have been some observations made about the effects it can have on oral health. Let’s look into it a little more.

Nicotine

The simple fact is, vaping is still a way to administer nicotine to your system. Nicotine has a variety of negative effects on your oral health.

Constricted Blood Vessels

First and foremost, nicotine constricts your blood vessels and reduces your blood flow. Of course, since the nicotine is delivered through the mouth, the blood vessels in your gums are the first to be affected by this side-effect.

If your gums aren’t getting as much blood flow, it can be harder for your mouth to fight bacteria. Giving bacteria this opportunity to thrive means you greatly increase your risk for gum disease. Nicotine also makes it harder to detect the early signs of gum disease, making this even more dangerous.

Teeth Grinding

Nicotine can also make people more jittery and cause teeth grinding. This can definitely harm your teeth over time and even possibly lead to TMJ.

Dry Mouth

Although vaporizers create vapor instead of smoke, the nicotine content still causes dry mouth. Remember, saliva is one of the mouth’s greatest defenses against bacteria. Your saliva helps to wash away particles from food and prevent bacteria from growing. If you have dry mouth, it makes it hard for your mouth to create enough saliva to do this.

Unknown Factors

When comparing vaping to traditional cigarettes, we don’t quite have enough data to know the long-term consequences. It simply hasn’t been around long enough. We’re not sure yet if vaping can cause oral cancer, for example.

The chemicals used to flavor vaporizers also haven’t been proven to be 100% safe to inhale. While we’re not ready to say that vaping can cause life-threatening issues in the future, we still don’t recommend vaping overall.

Visit Your Dentist in Springfield, MO

Whether you vape or not, it’s still important to regularly visit your dentist in Springfield, MO and get your cleanings. Parkcrest Dental Group has a variety of oral health services and we’re happy to help and make suggestions to keep your mouth healthy. Contact us today for more information and to schedule an appointment with us.

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Meet Some of Our Doctors at Parkcrest Dental Group!

Some of the doctors at Parkcrest Dental Group

Dr. Stuart Scott (top left) is our pediatric dentist. He earned his degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry before completing a two-year residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Steven Harrison (top center) is board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Harrison, our orthodontist, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He’s been with Parkcrest Dental Group since 1986.

Dr. Chanin Ropka (top right) attended UMKC before joining the United States Navy, where she served as the only dentist on board the USS Germantown and at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001.

Dr. Daniel Fannin (bottom left) graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1997. He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency in 1998 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group that same year.

Dr. Steven C. Sponenberg (bottom center) has been a Springfieldian his entire life. He graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group immediately after.

Dr. Jason Hall (bottom right) is also a native Springfieldian. He earned his DDS from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School in 1997. He came to Parkcrest Dental Group in 2010. Dr. Hall’s father, Stan, is also a dentist.

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