ORAL HEALTH SERVICES TASMANIAReady to QUIT?

Think it …...Decide it…..Plan it… DO IT!

Get some SUPPORT TODAY and use the experts….

CALL

QUITLINE137848

Go online www.quittas.org.au

Challenge your friends to quit too!

• QUIT can ring you back, if you are out of credit

• See your doctor for a prescription for subsidised patches. Smokers are eligible to receive 12 weeks of subsidised patches per year

Document Nos: OHST-IFS-033Effective Date: 19.12.2011Version no: 1.0

Frequently asked questions and answers

1. Do smokers get more gum disease than non smokers?

Yes, smokers are more likely to get gum disease, bone loss, more cavities, bad breath and loss of taste.

2. Do smokers really lose their teeth sooner than non smokers?

Yes, smokers tend to have more gum disease and bone loss around the teeth.

3. As a smoker, will I have problems when I have teeth extracted?

After a tooth extraction smokers have a much higher risk of infection and poor wound healing.

4. Do smokers really get cancer of the mouth?

Yes, but if you quit your chances of getting cancer of the mouth are much less.

Smokingand your

oral health

Department of Health and Human Services

Smoking increases the risk of a variety of cancers, heart attacks,

strokes, lung and vascular conditions and poor pregnancy outcomes.

Teens check these sites out…

Have a look, you’re smarter than smoking www.OxyGen.org.au

Share your story, music, videos www.tuneinnotout.com

This brochure was adapted from the Smoking & Your Oral Health brochure, which was developed by SWAHS and sponsored by the Centre for Oral Health Strategy NSW.Intra-oral photos courtesy of OMSS & ORS departments, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, SWAHS and R. Cornish, OHST

Other Effects of SmokingSmokers are more likely to have:

• Smoker’s breath and smelly clothes• Stained teeth• Loss of taste• Premature ageing

Smoking Health Effects• Gum disease• Bone and tooth loss• Oral Cancers• Lesions that may lead to cancer• Poor wound healing after surgery or

extractions

Furry or Hairy TongueCancer of the Tongue

Cancer on the floor of the mouth Premature ageing in a 45 year old smoker

Benefits of Quitting• The health of your mouth, gums and teeth

will improve.

• Your sense of taste and smell will improve.

• You will feel fitter and won’t run out of breath so easily.

• Think of all the money you will save that you can spend on other enjoyable things.

Think about the REAL cost to you

and your family.

‘You can Quit’Healthy Mouth ✔Healthy Body

Stained Smoker’s teethPeriodontitis