First Choice Dental Center
Where Grins Begin!
People who smoke have some form of gum disease.
No matter how long you have been smoking,
your body begins to repair itself as soon as you quit!
• 20 Minutes: Your blood pressure, heart rate and the temperature of
your hands and feet become normal.
• 8 Hours: Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood become
normal.
• 1 Day: Your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.
• 2 Days: Your sense of smell and taste improves. Nerve endings start
to regrow. Mucus in your airways begins to break up and clear out of your
lungs.
• 2 Weeks to 3 Months: Your circulation becomes better and breathing
improves; it becomes easier to walk.
• 1 to 9 Months: Coughing, sinus congestion, shortness of breath and
fatigue decrease and you have more energy.
• 1 Year: Your excess risk of heart disease is now less than half what
it was a year ago!
• 5 Years: Your risk of cancer of the lung, mouth, throat and esophagus
is half that of a pack-a-day smoker.
• 10 years: Your risk of dying of lung cancer is now similar to
non-smokers'. Pre-cancerous cells have been replaced.
• 15 Years: You are at no more risk of heart disease than if you never
smoked.
For more information about smoking cessation, see your doctor or dentist.
