{"id":177,"date":"2017-08-14T21:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T21:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quietcornerdental.com\/blog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2017-08-23T19:14:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T19:14:20","slug":"putnam-dentist-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quietcornerdental.com\/blog\/putnam-dentist-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Putnam Dentist Can Help You Quit Smoking!"},"content":{"rendered":"\"<\/a>You started smoking cigarettes around the time you were in high school. It quickly became a part of your personality. At some point in your life, you felt an unusual lump in your throat and thought, \u201cPlease don\u2019t be cancer.\u201d You decided to quit for the first time, but you continued to smoke. Sound familiar? Not only do you face developing oral cancer, but now after years of smoking, you\u2019re now facing tooth loss. Your Putman 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\u2014especially if you plan on replacing your teeth with dental implants.\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