{"id":145,"date":"2017-04-14T18:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drgeorgetphilipdmd.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2017-08-30T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T20:29:22","slug":"sunnyvale-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drgeorgetphilipdmd.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/14\/sunnyvale-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunnyvale Dentist Explains Negative Effects of Tobacco Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Your\r\n\r\nYou started smoking cigarettes around the time you were in high school. It quickly became a part of your personality. At some point, you developed a bad sore throat and thought, \u201cOh my God, please don\u2019t let this be cancer.\u201d You decided to quit for the first time. After your throat got better, one stressor leads to another and you decided to switch to the tin of chewing tobacco rather than squares. Sounds too familiar, right? Ultimately, you gave into your addiction and justified it with, \u201cIt\u2019s my only bad habit.\u201d Your Sunnyvale dentist understands how difficult it can be to quit using tobacco, we run into patients that use it all the time! However, that does not make it any better for either your general or oral health. If you think that going smokeless is better for you, think again. Tobacco\u2014no matter what form\u2014is chipping away at your well-being.\r\n\r\n\r\n

How does smoking affect your oral health?<\/h2>\r\nEveryone knows that smoking causes lung cancer, but it\u2019s also closely related to cardiac problems and even more overlooked\u2014dental issues. It can significantly weaken your overall health and dental health, constricting the blood flow to your mouth and turning it into a breeding ground for bacteria. Not only that, but smoking may:\r\n