Cannabis And Oral Health

If you’re a smoker, or you live with or are married to one, you know that yellowing of teeth, worsening of breath, and general degradation of oral hygiene can occur as a result of smoking weed. Unfortunately, ruined smiles are an inevitable side effect of smoking anything, be it cigarettes or weed. Recently, we saw a heated debate over this very subject, and we thought it was time to come to a definitive answer. Is weed teeth as bad as cigarettes teeth?

Can using marijuana affect your oral health? There are many questions that still need to be answered, but there are some indications that it may be harmful. For example, edibles may cause tooth decay, and smoking weed may cause bad breath. It’s important to talk to a dentist about your oral health and marijuana use to find out if there are any risks.

What Are “Weed Teeth”?

Have you ever noticed how your friends and family suddenly start behaving in a way that is not in their best interests? Whether it’s after smoking a joint with them or using cannabis as a regular part of their lifestyle, cannabis can have a positive effect on almost any occasion. For some people, this means consuming it throughout the day to maintain their health or wellbeing.

Many of us use cannabis regularly throughout our lives, and it often helps us cope with life’s stressors. There’s nothing wrong with using cannabis for health or quality of life reasons – in fact, many people do this. However, it’s important to be aware of the potential health risks associated with smoking cannabis.

If you smoke cigarettes or use other forms of marijuana, you may be at risk for developing “weed teeth.” These yellowing of your teeth, dark spots on your teeth or gums, bad breath, and general worsening of your oral hygiene are some of the few negative side effects of using cannabis.

Keeping in mind that only those who smoke or vape cannabis can experience the symptoms of “weed teeth,” we believe that the rumors about edibles and tooth decay may be overblown. However, if you’re eating sweets and treats less frequently, then an edible may not be as harmful to your dental health.

Smoking can harm your oral health in a variety of ways, including tooth decay, bad breath, sores inside your mouth or on your gums, and much worse. However, because cannabis doesn’t contain the same cocktail of chemicals as cigarettes, the impact of smoking marijuana on your oral health is much lower than with tobacco products.

Considering all of this information, what are the likely causes and symptoms of weed teeth? If someone smokes more than a joint per day, every week for an entire year, then there is a high likelihood that they will experience these symptoms.

Many people experience oral dryness as a side effect of smoking cannabis. This can lead to a decrease in saliva production, making it difficult to speak and eat. This can also have a negative impact on your oral health, as it can make it difficult to remove bacteria and food particles from your mouth. If you’re experiencing a lot of oral dryness, it’s important to take it seriously and see your dentist or doctor.

If you love to drink, eat or smoke, you know that your teeth can get stained pretty easily. Coffee, wine, beer, sugary treats, and salty snacks all can cause your teeth to turn yellow, faded or green. And, of course, smoking cannabis can also make your teeth look discolored. But, luckily, there are ways to protect your teeth from these stains. Plant tannins and the effects of smoking cannabis are the main reasons your teeth might turn green or yellow from smoking weed, but vaporizing doesn’t have the same effect.

Smoking weed can cause bad breath, which can be irritating and painful. Cannabis smoke doesn’t directly irritate the gums, but it can contribute to dry mouth, stained teeth, and bad breath. By quitting smoking, you can avoid these problems.

Cannabis can sometimes cause bad breath, but it’s mostly due to poor dental hygiene. Smoking cannabis regularly doesn’t help your breath to smell any better, but it’s not the only factor.

There are a few ways to avoid the negative effects of weed teeth, depending on how often you smoke. If you want to keep your oral health healthy while you continue to use cannabis, try to limit yourself to certain times, days, and amounts. Alternatively, you could try to quit smoking altogether, as this can have a number of other ill effects on your health. We understand that quitting smoking is not always easy, so start by reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke and slowly decrease from there.

We’re not advocating that you stop using weed – that would be insane! Just trade your joints or bong hits in for a healthy edible, some high-potency cannabis oil or maybe an easy-to-use marijuana topical? There are so many ways to get your Mary J fix, so smoking doesn’t have to be one of them. Sure, lighting up a doob is convenient, familiar and fun but to give your lungs a break and keep your oral health up to standards it’s not a bad idea to switch to edibles, oils, concentrates, extracts or topicals.

Edibles & Tooth Decay

Most dentists and oral hygienists believe that smoking marijuana has negative effects on oral health. However, we are changing our perspective and would like to focus on the problem of sugar-filled pot brownies, chocolate chip weed cookies, icing-covered space cake and all those marijuana gummies, lollipops, candies and more. These sweet treats are loaded with sugar and may not be doing your teeth any favors.

Smoking can be bad for your oral health, but so can eating cannabis edibles. Tooth decay seems to go hand-in-hand with high-THC strains and dry mouth, just like smoking cigarettes and sugar-rich foods and beverages. If you occasionally enjoy cannabis edibles, you’re probably not causing any major issues for your teeth, but when you consider the other sugary foods and drinks we consume on a daily basis, a brownie here or a handful of gummies there can easily tip the scales the wrong way.

Edibles and tooth decay aren’t always directly linked, but they can both contribute to poor oral health if you don’t maintain a healthy balance. You need to be careful with your intake of unhealthy food as much as you manage how frequently you smoke weed. By switching up your weed habits, you can avoid some of the symptoms of overindulging in edibles.

If you’re used to consuming cannabis in the form of gummies or sugary drinks, perhaps try an oral spray or add cannabis oil to some tea? Next time you’re sharing a batch of pot cookies with your stoner friends, try making some cannabis granola bites instead. Shifting your edible habits to more healthy options isn’t difficult to do, it just takes commitment to eating better while still enjoying the benefits of THC, CBD or other cannabinoids.

If you’re concerned about the negative effects of smoking weed on your oral health, you may be wondering why people bother toking at all. But if you’re like most people who care about their oral health, you’re not a smoker because of how it affects your oral health.

There are many other ways to enjoy cannabis without inhaling smoke or vapor, including using edibles and oils, which are great for former smokers. Be careful not to overdo it with your edibles, as that can lead to other dental problems. Extracts can be smoked or inhaled, but some are more naturally derived and can be ingested raw or applied to foods or beverages without the need for combustion.

The key takeaways from this article are that there are hundreds of types of cannabis products you can use to replace smoking, and that cannabis can be helpful for relieving pain, inflammation, sleep, relaxation, and stress.

Just like our dentists taught us to brush our teeth thoroughly, let’s revisit the effects of smoking marijuana on our oral health:

Weed teeth can become stained, yellowing, or brownish, and can suffer from inflamed gums, tooth decay, tooth pain, and bad breath.

To avoid weed teeth symptoms, you need to control your weed smoking habits, try to consume edibles that have healthy ingredients, and switch up the kinds of cannabis products you rely on for medical or quality of life reasons.

Smoking cannabis does not improve breath smell, especially if you are a frequent smoker. However, cannabis can make your bad breath worse.

What is more, evidence suggests that THC and CBD can both be very effective at reducing pain and inflammation, both of which are common causes of tooth pain.