Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Smoking cigarettes is a leading cause of numerous oral health conditions, so screening your patients to determine which ones smoke and then advising them to stop the habit is a great way to help protect them. Because quitting smoking is very difficult, many people turn to nicotine replacement therapies to help them decrease their smoking and eventually quit completely. These therapies are available both over-the-counter and by prescription. They can be gum, patches, sprays, pills, lozenges and a number of other formats. Be sure to have some recommendations ready so you can help your patients quit their smoking habits.