Cigarette contains agents and particles harmful to human health more than 50 items in its content. These harms threaten our general health and causes cancer formation in advanced incidents and to lung, heart and cardiovascular diseases and pharynx diseases. 
Smoking rate in people having heart and cancer disease is 90 %. Since our subject is harms of cigarette to mouth and tooth health with general health, it is necessary to look into harms carrying characteristics in route of entry of cigarette.
Considering harmful content of cigarette:
1- Permanent colour changes in teeth
2- Permanent harms in enamel dentin and gums of teeth and forming surfaces suitable for decaying
3- Excessive hotness and harms of cigarette scorching gums and gum pull-outs
4- Excessive increase in formation of tartar as a result of combination of cigarette with colour change and saliva
5- Formation of cancer and permanent sores in advance incidents in lip, tongue, gums, palates due to hotness and toxic substances of cigarette
6- Structures of filling and porcelains made in mouth being very short term
7- Consuming tea and coffee together with cigarette increases disease and individual cannot get rid of bad breath and his social relations disrupt.
Much countable harm of mount and tooth are harms of cigarette which is an addiction. As far as I am concerned, children get affected in a considerable extent since they share the same environment due to passive smoking in family environment.
Harms of mouth and tooth health should be followed every 3 months, findings should be evaluated in beforehand and required tooth and mouth treatment should be made instantly.
Dr. Mehmet Ali Özer
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