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===2021: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8293737/ Electronic Cigarettes and Oral Health]=== | ===2021: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8293737/ Electronic Cigarettes and Oral Health]=== | ||
*However, for smokers with existing oral diseases, the major benefits of quitting tobacco smoking are likely to outweigh any negative impacts from e-cigarette use, particularly over the short term. Hence, if a smoker is keen to use an e-cigarette as part of a quit attempt, we consider (according to currently available evidence) that they should not be discouraged from doing so based on oral health concerns. | *However, for smokers with existing oral diseases, the major benefits of quitting tobacco smoking are likely to outweigh any negative impacts from e-cigarette use, particularly over the short term. Hence, if a smoker is keen to use an e-cigarette as part of a quit attempt, we consider (according to currently available evidence) that they should not be discouraged from doing so based on oral health concerns. | ||
===[https://web.archive.org/web/20210705151103/https://www.cancer.ie/sites/default/files/2020-01/Position%20paper%20on%20e-cigarettes%20and%20HTP%20ICS%20and%20IHF.pdf Consensus statement from several health organizations, including the Dental Health Foundation of Ireland]=== | |||
*“As the vapour from e-cigarettes does not contain tobacco combustion products such as tar, which have been proven to be responsible for most of the adverse health effects of smoking, the HSE, which implements the tobacco control policy developed by the Department of Health, holds that e-cigarettes are not risk-free but are a potentially safer alternative for individuals who may find it difficult to stop using tobacco.” | |||
===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888580/ Influence of Electronic Cigarettes on Selected Antibacterial Properties of Saliva]=== | ===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888580/ Influence of Electronic Cigarettes on Selected Antibacterial Properties of Saliva]=== | ||
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*To the authors’ knowledge, there are no studies that have compared periodontal parameters and self-perceived oral symptoms (OSs) among cigarette smokers (CSs) (group 1), individuals exclusively vaping electronic cigarettes (group 2), and never-smokers (NSs) (group 3). | *To the authors’ knowledge, there are no studies that have compared periodontal parameters and self-perceived oral symptoms (OSs) among cigarette smokers (CSs) (group 1), individuals exclusively vaping electronic cigarettes (group 2), and never-smokers (NSs) (group 3). | ||
*Periodontal inflammation and self-perceived OSs were poorer among CSs than among vaping individuals and NSs. | *Periodontal inflammation and self-perceived OSs were poorer among CSs than among vaping individuals and NSs. | ||
===2017: [https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/82856/pdf/ Consensus statement from Scottish Consultants in Dental Health and other UK health organizations]=== | |||
*There is now agreement based on the current evidence that vaping e-cigarettes is definitely less harmful than smoking tobacco. Although most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is addictive, vaping carries less risk than smoking tobacco. Thus, it would be a good thing if smokers used them instead of tobacco. | |||
===2016: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068504/ Electronic Cigarette: Role in the Primary Prevention of Oral Cavity Cancer]=== | ===2016: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068504/ Electronic Cigarette: Role in the Primary Prevention of Oral Cavity Cancer]=== | ||
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