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*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]=== | ===2020: [https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/10/news/top-stories/expert-sounds-alarm-on-oral-cancer/681916 Expert sounds alarm on oral cancer]=== | ||
*A dental expert urged smokers to switch to electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) as a “harm reduction measure,” saying smoking is the leading cause of oral cancer. “We warn our patients who are smokers that smoking is the leading cause of oral cancer and strongly advise them to quit smoking. For those who cannot or do not want to quit smoking by themselves or with currently approved methods, we convince them to switch to non-combustible alternatives,” said Fernando Fernandez, president of the Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Pcoms) during the Scientific Conversations on Tobacco Harm Reduction held recently at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig City. | |||
===2020: [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.” | *“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.” | ||