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I've had several bouts of gingivitis (haven't had one for a while, yay, but God I'm tired of flossing all the time), and I can tell you that once you give gum disease the chance to come back, it comes back. Doing whatever it takes to improve it and to keep it at bay is what must be done all the time if you do not wish for it to get worse to the point of tooth loss. Therefore, I'd say if you keep smoking, you will eventually lose your teeth. If you take a break, improve, and start smoking again, you will just start a vicious cycle that will eventually end in tooth loss, just perhaps at a later date.
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