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Is it wrong if i smoke with a mouth ulcer? i don't smoke an awful lot, but once a day. is it going to make it worse?
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Tremendous risk: Although you are young, oral cancer does not discriminate. Oral sores that do not heal within 10days absolutely need to be evaluated by an ent. In addition, continuing to smoke (or dip or chew) significantly impacts your health in only negative ways. Please take this opportunity to listen to your body - it's speaking to you, it's screaming for help. Ashline.Org.
Answered 8/5/2015
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Yes: Mouth ulcers are craters where the gum tissue has sloughed off. Smoking will rob the gum tissue of oxygen and delay healing. Better to not smoke or use the patch if you have to.
Answered 1/3/2015
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