{"id":3115,"date":"2022-07-06T08:18:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T08:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/smoking\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:53:28","slug":"smoking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3115\" class=\"elementor elementor-3115 elementor-468\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c830a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c830a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7653554\" data-id=\"7653554\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caab4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caab4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Impact of smoking on your oral health<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9264e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9264e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smoking is not only harmful to your lungs, heart and vessels, but also to your oral health.\nThe harmful substances discolor your teeth, create more plaque and make you more likely to develop gum disease.\nConditions such as periodontitis are also more common in smokers.\nIf you stop smoking, you will see improvement in your mouth after just a few weeks.   <br><br>\n<strong>Inflammation often goes undetected<\/strong><br>Smokers are three to six times more likely to develop periodontitis.\nThis is mainly because nicotine constricts blood vessels in the gums.\nThis makes it harder for the blood cells that supply antibodies to reach the gums.\nAlso, substances from the cigarette decrease your defenses.\nBecause of the narrowing of blood vessels, smokers&#8217; gums bleed less quickly.\nAs a result, you are not likely to notice an infection.\nIf you stop smoking, you will suddenly experience bleeding gums.\nSometimes the infection has already set in so far that the gums don&#8217;t bleed and teeth are still at risk.\nSmokers are therefore more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers.        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f46d5c\" data-id=\"1f46d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64aabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c64aabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Borstel-en-tube_Kroep_Mondzorg-164.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf76217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf76217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body))\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Quitting smoking<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body))\">As a smoker, have your oral health checked regularly by your dental hygienist.<br \/>\nEven better, of course, is to quit smoking.<br \/>\nAs early as two to six weeks after quitting, we see improvement in your mouth.<br \/>\nThe condition of your gums will not continue to deteriorate.<br \/>\nAlso, the results of gum treatment will be better.<br \/>\nGum bleeding may increase temporarily after quitting smoking.<br \/>\nGood oral hygiene will make this problem disappear quickly.<br \/>\nWe are happy to help you with this.       <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de0454f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de0454f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6438da0\" data-id=\"6438da0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54aa6fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54aa6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d50376e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d50376e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86c1146\" data-id=\"86c1146\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005176a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"005176a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Here we are also good at this!<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3173728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3173728\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e8dc2\" data-id=\"84e8dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c7b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"f5c7b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3171\" class=\"elementor elementor-3171 elementor-1707\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c340fe elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c340fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c526858\" data-id=\"5c526858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b8b61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78b8b61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mondzorg-tanden-bleken-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d38ff08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d38ff08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Teeth whitening<\/h2>  Whitening your teeth A fresh, radiant and white set of teeth that&#8217;s what everyone wants, right?\nYour tooth color is genetically determined.\nThrough whitening, you can make your teeth a few shades whiter.    <a href=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/teeth-whitening\/\"><strong>Want to read more?<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc721ea\" data-id=\"7bc721ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c40179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c40179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3023\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Man-met-krant_Kroep_Mondzorg-142-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbb0f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fbb0f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Free mouth check<\/h2>  We think a healthy mouth is very important.\nFor now and later.\nThat&#8217;s why we like to check your oral health.\nCompletely free of charge.\nIn one 15-minute visit.      <a href=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/mouthcheck-2\/\"><strong>Want to read more?<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b31aba\" data-id=\"1b31aba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5306d407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5306d407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Gewoon-Gaaf-Kroep_mondzorg_kleur-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c47b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c47b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Just cool!<\/h2><p>In our practice we work with the Gewoon Gaaf prevention method.\nThis prevention method from the Ivory Cross is for children ages 0 to 18 and their parents\/caregivers.   <a href=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/just-cool\/\"><strong>Want to read more?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a6caba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a6caba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e007a60\" data-id=\"e007a60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c4a49 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"81c4a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact of smoking on your oral health Smoking is not only harmful to your lungs, heart and vessels, but also to your oral health. The harmful substances discolor your teeth, create more plaque and make you more likely to develop gum disease. Conditions such as periodontitis are also more common in smokers. If you stop&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/smoking\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Smoking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3117,"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3115\/revisions\/3117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kroepmondzorg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}