You are probably familiar with people who have "smoker's breath." While even though the precise odor associated with smoking depends on a number of factors, a great part of it will be directly related to the tar, nicotine, and other foul smelling substances derived from tobacco's smoke that accumulates on a person's teeth and oral soft tissues (tongue, cheeks, gums,...).
As a contributing factor, the act of smoking does have a drying effect on oral tissues. Decreased moisture in the mouth limits the washing and buffering effect of saliva on oral bacteria and their waste products.
It's a known fact that people who smoke have a greater risk for having problems with periodontal disease ("gum disease") than people who do not smoke.
From animated-teeth.com
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