Question 1

is dipping tobacco bad for your heart?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco: Virtually nothing about tobacco is good for the heart.

Question 2

i am seeing white spots on my gum from dipping, is this bad?

Accepted Answer

White Spots: First off: stop chewing. One of the worse habits that someone can do to themselves. White lesions associated with "dipping" is the first sign of cellular change which means cells are in a dysplastic stage meaning possible beginning stages of cancer. Of all cancers; oral cancer is the most debilitating due to the surgery needed to remove. Jeffrey r. Briney, d.D.S.

Question 3

can dipping trigger a cough?

Accepted Answer

Cough: Dipping can trigger cough if it causes significant drainage or irritation.

Question 4

is mouthwash good after dipping?

Accepted Answer

Not really: Most rinses have alcohol which can cause cancer. Tobacco can cause cancer. So your answer is no. Any non alcohol rinse after tobacco is better than nothing. Not dipping is better.

Question 5

is dipping worse than smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Yup & yes both bad: Both cause nicotine addiction.  Both cause cancer. Both are yukky. Smoking is worse for the lungs, dipping is worse for the gums, teeth, and breath.  Spitting brown soupy saliva tinged with tobacco is socially disgusting.

Question 6

is it possible that a dentist can tell if you have been dipping?

Accepted Answer

Yes...: Irritation on the tissue where the tobacco sits will have physical changes and appear different than the rest of your oral mucosa. The concern is a cancerous lesion.

Question 7

is dipping in hot spring effective to cure traumatic rheumatism?

Accepted Answer

See below: It will not cure it, but it might make you feel better.

Question 8

what are the chances of getting oral cancer from dipping?

Accepted Answer

Oral cancer: Eventually prob something will need to be cut out.  Especially if you also drink alcohol and gave been exposed to hpv.   That takes a blood test to check.

Question 9

should i be concerned if i get dizzy when quitting dipping tobacco?

Accepted Answer

No, but be careful: especially with driving or operating dangerous machinery. Some dizziness occurs with quitting smoking cigarettes, so it can occur with quitting tobacco of any kind. If it is bothersome to you, the use of tapering doses of nicotine replacement therapies (patches, gum, lozenges) or just occasional gum/lozenge when you need it, should take care of the problem.

Question 10

can dipping snuff cause copd?

Accepted Answer

No: It can cause other issues like risk of oral cancer. But it has not been implicated causing copd.

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