Cannabis/ weedsmoking Linked To GumDisease, Smoking Weed CanMake Your Teeth Fall Out

  Smoking weed use could make your teeth fall

out. Scientists are linking gum disease to

heavy, long-term cannabis use.

Gum disease is an infection of the tissue that
holds your teeth in place. Damage or weaken
those tissues, and you could lose some of your
pearly whites.
Cannabis and gum disease: Interestingly, the
gum disease has nothing to do with anything
with the cannabis itself, the smoke doesn’t
harm your gums but the problem is that most
weed/cannabis smokers are themselves less
likely to take care of their teeth. The study
found that most weed smokers simply don’t
brushed and flossed their teeth often.
This latest study was conducted on 1,000
people from New Zealand who either used or
smoked cannabis from age 18 to 38 and
whose health was tracked from birth. The
results showed that regular weed smokers
brushed and flossed less often, resulting in
periodontitis.
Periodontitis: Gum disease is a very common
condition where the gums become swollen,
sore or infected.

Symptoms include bleeding gums when
brushing the teeth and can lead to bad
breath. This affects more tissues that support
teeth and holds them in place. If periodontitis
isn’t treated, the bone in the jaw may be
damaged, and small spaces can open up
between the gum and teeth. Teeth can become
loose and may eventually fall out.
The study also offered a few other conclusions
related to cannabis and health. For one,
cannabis use over 20 years won’t affect your
metabolism much. And it is associated with
accidents, injuries, bronchitis, and poorer
psychological and mental health outcomes,
according to the study.
Another study found that people who smoked
weed for a long time, three years or more,
had poorer verbal memory in middle age
than individuals who didn’t smoke.
These studies contribute to the growing
medical literature on cannabis, and shows
risks associated with cannabis use over the
long term.