Smoking changes the way your gums respond to plaque. It restricts blood flow to gum tissue, which hides early warning signs like bleeding — meaning gum disease can progress further before you notice anything is wrong. It also slows healing after any dental treatment.
That's why we run a dedicated scaling and polishing programme for smokers, with shorter intervals between visits and closer monitoring of the gum line. Catching periodontitis early keeps treatment simple; catching it late can mean the difference between a deep clean and losing a tooth.
If you smoke, tell us — it changes nothing about how we treat you, but it changes exactly what we watch for.
