I'm 16 and I have a dentist appointment later today I smoke 1-2 fags a day though sometimes go days without I've been smoking for 9 months, my mam doesn't know and she is against smoking so I dont want her to find out, I have always had good teeth, my mam comes in the room with me as I have the same appointment as my younger sister, will they be able to tell and if they can will they tell my mam?
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I'm sure they can see the results from smoking since tobacco stains the teeth. Most likely, you should give up such a nasty habit not only for your own health, but for the sake of your family members. One reason, then, to quit smoking is that smoking tobacco endangers health and life. Smoking has been linked to more than 25 life-threatening diseases. It is, for example, a major contributor to heart attack, stroke, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and various cancers, especially lung cancer.
Of course, a person may smoke for years before being stricken with one of these diseases. Meanwhile, smoking does not make a person more appealing to others. Advertising portrays smokers as glamorous and healthy. The reality is different. Smoking makes the breath stink and stains teeth and fingers a yellowish-brown. In men it contributes to impotence. It causes smoker’s cough and shortness of breath. Smokers are also more likely to experience premature facial wrinkling and other skin problems.
The Bible says: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) Love for your neighbors—and your family members are your closest neighbors—is a powerful reason to quit.
jw.org has more articles on smoking and how to quit.