Cigarettes smoking cause discoloration of the teeth and lip color

The side effects such as discoloration of the teeth and lip color caused by smoking can be changed by bringing about a few simple lifestyle changes which will enable prevention of teeth discoloration. One can also prevent the side effects of smoking by improving dental hygiene.

If discoloration of teeth appears to be of an abnormal color without a logical explanation and, if other symptoms are also present, it is advisable to see the dentist at the earliest.

Discoloration of the lip is another area that needs care and attention to regain the natural color.

Symptoms of Smoking on teeth and lips:

Apart from discoloration of the teeth and lip, smoking cigarettes or cigars can cause a number of other oral symptoms and side effects which include:
Sticky tar deposits
Brown tooth stains
Red inflammation on the roof of the mouth
Delayed healing of the gums
Chronic bad breath
More tooth decay than non smokers

Smoking reduces the flow of saliva

The symptoms are gross manifestations of the biological changes occurring in the body due to continuous addiction to smoking. Here are some key reasons that could lead to teeth discoloration:

Saliva is important for cleaning the lining of the mouth and teeth and protects teeth from decay. Smoking reduces the flow of saliva and thus handicaps its key function.
Smoking reduces blood flow to the gums and cuts the supply of vital nutrients.
Vitamin C helps gums to stay healthy. Smoking reduces the level of vitamin C drastically.
Together, a reduced blood flow and diminishing vitamin C level, make treatment of gum disease in smokers a difficult proposition.
Smoking also raises the mouth's temperature, damaging and killing important oral tissue cells.

Other causes other than smoking that lead discoloration of the teeth are:
Several diseases that affect enamel (the hard surface of the teeth) and dentin (the underlying material under enamel) can lead to tooth discoloration.

Treatments for certain conditions can also affect tooth color. For example, head and neck radiation and chemotherapy can cause teeth discoloration.

Mouth rinses and washes containing chlorhexidine and cetylpyridinium chloride can also stain teeth.

Antihistamines (like Benadryl), antipsychotic drugs, and antihypertensive medications also cause teeth discoloration.

Excessive fluoride either from environmental sources (naturally high fluoride levels in water) or from excessive use (fluoride applications, rinses, toothpaste, and fluoride supplements taken by mouth) can cause teeth discoloration.

Reduce intake of coffee and cigarettes.

Home Remedies for Bad Breath, Indigestion, Constipation, Acidity and Worms using Herbal Plants

Home Remedies for Bad Breath, Indigestion, Constipation, Acidity and Worms using Herbal Plants

Here are a few time tested home remedies for bad breath, Indigestion, constipation, acidity and worms you can try for better health.

Bad Breath


.Chew fennel seeds ( saunf) or cardamom seeds ( illaichi) frequently to sweeten your breath.
.Use neem twigs as tooth paste.

Indigestion

.Eat plenty of curry patta leaves to improve digestion.
.Add a pinch of pepper powder and jeera (cumin) powder to a glass of buttermilk. Have after meals.


.Make paste of ginger and eat before meals with jaggery.
.Incase of gas, dissolve a little hing (asafoetida) in hot water. Apply on abdomen.
.Take pomegranate juice with roasted cumin seeds powder and jaggery.
.Take juice of Ginger with jaggery

Constipation

.Take 1 –3 tsp of Trifala powder with warm water at bedtime. Trifala is the mixture of 3 fruits: Amla, Harada and Bahera.
.Ripe Bael fruit (stone apple) is an excellent laxative. It can be taken as a juice or eaten for 2 -3 months.
.Pulp from fruits of Amaltas ( Cassia fistula) are also well known laxative and can be taken by even children. Soak about 50gms of pulp overnight in water. Strain and take in morning with sugar.
.Take a hot glass of water with 1 teaspoon honey & juice of half a lemon first thing in the morning.

Acidity

.Take a piece of jaggery (gur) every hour. Just keep in mouth and suck slowly till acidity subsides.
.Suck a piece of clove / laung after meals for 2 - 3 days.
.Juice of harad (Terminalia chebula) is effective in neutralizing acid in stomach.
.Have triphala powder with honey thrice a day. Drink coconut water 3 - 4 times a day.
.Make decoction of fruit cover of Pomegranate. Take ½ cup with honey three times a for 7 days

Worms

.Take 1 teaspoon of neem leaf powder twice daily with milk / hot water.
.Dry the ripe fruit bark of anar (pomegranate) fruit in shade and crush to fine powder. Take 1 teaspoon with water in evening and morning for 3 days.
.Taking half-teaspoon ground seeds of papaya with water for 3 to 4 days.

Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the site or the writer.
Never use any home remedy or other self treatment without being advised to do so by a physician.