Chewing tobacco/dip: Because of the sugar content of chewing tobacco, when it rests against the teeth, the sugar will cause the teeth to decay. The chew can also irritate the gum tissue causing gum disease and subsequent tooth loss if it is not treated. Most importantly, chew/dip has been proven to cause mouth and throat cancer.
Answered 7/7/2015
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Toothloss chew/dip: It is not uncommon to have tooth loss from dip or chewing tobbacco. The dip is very destructive to the soft tissue (gums) of the mouth. You should be more worried about getting oral cancer. Toothloss will be the least of your problems if you get oral cancer. The rate of oral cancer skyrockets with the use of any tobacco products, dip/ chewing tobacco appears to be the worst.
Answered 11/27/2017
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