Yes, smoking does cause periodontal disease, and it is considered one of the strongest risk factors for gum and oral health problems
My first instinct was, if Im honest, nope
When you smoke or use tobacco, the nicotine enters your bloodstream, and a product called cotinine is created as enzymes in the liver work to break it down
A century later, tobaccolargely produced through the labor of enslaved people and, later, sharecropperscontinued to help fuel the nations economy during and after the Civil War, which placed states like Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and the Carolinas (plus others with similar temperate climates) at the epicenter of the global tobacco trade
After harvesting, there is a 3-step process for flue-curing: Yellowing process of allowing the leaves to yellow by gradually increasing the heat of the barn, beginning with the temperature outside the barn, and increasing by 2 degrees Fahrenheit every hour until the barn reaches 100 degrees