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Does Nicotine Kill Bacteria In Mouth?

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Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2015
Question: Hi. I used to chew tobacco & never has teeth or gum infection. Since 5 years , I qiite , I have to go dentist repeatedly. In scintific article it says nicotine does not kill bacteria while I did assay in private lab & it shows it kills variety of bacteria & fungus. In XXXXXXX people use snuff like IPCO has healthy teeth. Nicotine is ban as pesticide but it does work on pest in farm. So what is true about nicotine ?
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Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Yes, Nicotine has pesticide properties..

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain Nicotine has certain toxic properties and it kills pests and insects and has been used by farmers to kill insects in the farms.

But in case of human beings we have bacteria in mouth as well as some amounts of fungus and when they are present in limited numbers there is no infection.

It is true that nicotine does not kill oral bacteria and being a pesticide and an anti-bacterial agent are two different things as all pests are not bacteria..

Therefore nicotine will kill all bacteria in mouth and prevent infections is no where in the researches.

As you have already quit the intake of tobacco it is a very good sign and you should not ever start the intake.

For oral infections it is better to take proper advice from a trained dentist and get treated by proper medications..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Does Nicotine Kill Bacteria In Mouth?

Brief Answer: Yes, Nicotine has pesticide properties.. Detailed Answer: Hi. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain Nicotine has certain toxic properties and it kills pests and insects and has been used by farmers to kill insects in the farms. But in case of human beings we have bacteria in mouth as well as some amounts of fungus and when they are present in limited numbers there is no infection. It is true that nicotine does not kill oral bacteria and being a pesticide and an anti-bacterial agent are two different things as all pests are not bacteria.. Therefore nicotine will kill all bacteria in mouth and prevent infections is no where in the researches. As you have already quit the intake of tobacco it is a very good sign and you should not ever start the intake. For oral infections it is better to take proper advice from a trained dentist and get treated by proper medications.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..