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My dentist told me today that smoking my pipe is causing 'pockets' that are reducing bone. She said that the 'pocket' has grown from a 4 to a 6 in three years time. She then went on to say that if I keep smoking that the bone will eventually deteriorate, my tooth will fall out, and there will be no bone left for an implant.
I told her that I have no plans to stop smoking pipes and that the loss of one tooth would be something I would have to deal with if it were to happen. I then remarked that I would be eating mushy foods in cafeterias soon anyway. I went on to say that if I were to lose my teeth due to pipe smoking that I would be unable to eat like I currently do, and would lose weight, and would then reflect on how pipe smoking led me to lose my teeth, lose weight, and feel the best I've felt in years. It became a conversation on how turning a negative into a positive is always inevitable.
I told her that I have no plans to stop smoking pipes and that the loss of one tooth would be something I would have to deal with if it were to happen. I then remarked that I would be eating mushy foods in cafeterias soon anyway. I went on to say that if I were to lose my teeth due to pipe smoking that I would be unable to eat like I currently do, and would lose weight, and would then reflect on how pipe smoking led me to lose my teeth, lose weight, and feel the best I've felt in years. It became a conversation on how turning a negative into a positive is always inevitable.