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Want to quit tobacco
I want to quit tobacco, is catechu ethanolicbark (Kattha) helpful for quit tobacco or is it harmful for oral health ?
I have been chewing tobacco for the last 12 years and now I want quit this addiction. So I'm chewing catechu (Kattha), I always go to the dentist and do a oral checkup.
But chwing tobacco irritates my cheeks and The cheek muscles feel like shrink.
Please Kindly suggest me some madecines for oral health and solutions for quit tobacco and.
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Firstly I congratulate you for this thought.
12 years is a long time and it takes lot of will to overcome it.
I appreciate that you are willing to quit.
Gradually try reducing the habit.... Say if you chew four times a day.... Make it 3 for a week then 2 for a month and then one and finally make it one in 2-3 days...then one in 10 days.... Slowly try reducing.
Replace tobacco with nicotine gums.
Go for regular counselling and checkup.... That will help you
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U need to quit tobacco, as it leads to oral submucous fibrosis, which is a precancerous condition. U can try nicotine chewing gums, or approach rehabilitation centres, for quitting the habbit .
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