{"id":5155,"date":"2020-06-13T09:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T16:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:09:53","slug":"the-smoking-gun-tobacco-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/the-smoking-gun-tobacco-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smoking Gun: Tobacco & Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They say not everything natural is good for you. Nature has many poisons that humans have experimented with and learned the hard way to avoid. Tobacco<\/a> is a popular plant that we\u2019ve learned can really do a number on your health. Using tobacco is a personal and communal practice that can be really hard to avoid, even if you know it\u2019s bad for you. Working with your doctor and Goose Creek dentists  Dr. Barganier, Dr. Zuffi, Dr. Williams, and Dr. McAdams<\/a> will be essential if you\u2019re concerned about your health and want to stop using tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is Tobacco?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tobacco is a green, leafy plant that has long been grown, dried, and used by cultures around the world. It\u2019s usually smoked but is sometimes chewed or inhaled. Tobacco is known to affect the way people think, feel, and behave by interrupting the brain\u2019s normal communication with the rest of the body. The tobacco plant contains the addictive stimulant nicotine, which is why a smoking habit is so hard to break. Cigarettes contain 2,000 ingredients known to be toxic and harmful to the human body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effects of Tobacco on Oral Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing good to be said about tobacco use. More than 20 million people have died directly because of tobacco (either personal use or secondhand) since the Surgeon General first put out the warning against it in 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s especially bad for your heart and lungs. Since all forms of using tobacco first enter through your mouth, you can imagine it also really takes a toll on your oral health. Using tobacco has immediate and long-term consequences for your mouth and body.  Using tobacco causes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n