Myth: Alternative nicotine products are as dangerous as smoking: Difference between revisions
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*Regulatory approaches vary considerably around the world but in the UK and Europe, e-cigarettes are regulated as consumer or medicinal product, and their use is permitted. In the UK, e-cigarettes have increasingly been supported by public health institutions for smoking cessation as part of a Tobacco Harm Reduction strategy. | *Regulatory approaches vary considerably around the world but in the UK and Europe, e-cigarettes are regulated as consumer or medicinal product, and their use is permitted. In the UK, e-cigarettes have increasingly been supported by public health institutions for smoking cessation as part of a Tobacco Harm Reduction strategy. | ||
*The potential harms (including to oral health) from e-cigarette use are likely to be much less than from tobacco cigarettes. | *The potential harms (including to oral health) from e-cigarette use are likely to be much less than from tobacco cigarettes. | ||
*Citation: | *Citation: Weke A, Holliday R. Electronic cigarettes: an update on products, regulation, public health approaches and oral health. Community Dental Health. 2022 May;39(2):68-73. DOI: 10.1922/cdh_00215weke06. PMID: 34982860. | ||
===2022: [https://dentistry.co.uk/2022/08/22/vaping-and-oral-health-an-update-for-the-dental-team/ Vaping and oral health – an update for the dental team]=== | ===2022: [https://dentistry.co.uk/2022/08/22/vaping-and-oral-health-an-update-for-the-dental-team/ Vaping and oral health – an update for the dental team]=== | ||