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Had to go to dentist with sore mouth. Turns out I have smoking related Gum Disease. First smoking related illness. TIME TO QUIT

Hi So sorry to hear about your situation , i know we must have gum disease from smoking , imagine all the chemicals we were inhaling the fumes would of sat inside our mouth before we inhaled them , i know i lost 4 of my back teeth for no reason , my teeth i was told by the dentist were perfect no filling no problems with the teeth ,stupid thing about it , because i was a smoker i was always so paranoid about my teeth , brushing , chewing, mouth wash , dental check up's i kept it all up , but the smoking was effecting my gums not my teeth . but my gum we causing them to go lose and sore so they were just going to fall out anyway but the pain of lose back tooth i had to get them pulled out . i can honestly say to you , i know how you feel . all the best , keep up staying and sharing your comments on this site , it does help .