Recently, a number of British dental experts published a paper in the dental journal “Dental Clinical Experimental Research”, pointing out that e-cigarettes hardly cause yellow teeth, and smokers switching to e-cigarettes can effectively improve the oral environment.
Figure: The paper was published in “Dental Clinical Experimental Research”
According to the analysis of the paper, 27 related studies around the world confirmed this conclusion. Among them, the tar produced when cigarettes burn can “cause dramatic changes in tooth color”, and there are 11 staining compounds in cigarette smoke that continue to damage tooth enamel and aggravate yellow teeth. Even smokers change their dentures to no avail.
In contrast, all evidence confirms that e-cigarettes have significantly lower levels of tooth staining than cigarettes. “Because e-cigarettes don’t burn, they don’t produce the stained particles in cigarette smoke, so they don’t overly damage tooth enamel and turn teeth yellow. E-cigarettes have little effect on denture materials such as resin composites.” The author said in the research paper wrote in.
In addition to having less impact on tooth color, many studies in recent years have confirmed that the risk of periodontal disease in e-cigarette users is much lower than that of smokers. After smokers switch to e-cigarettes, the oral environment will be effectively improved. In March 2023, a study published by Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) showed that compared with cigarettes, e-cigarettes are less harmful to the oral health of smokers, and may be less likely to cause periodontal-related oral diseases. Under the same nicotine concentration, the apoptosis rate of human gingival epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke condensate was 26.97%, which was 2.15 times that of electronic cigarettes.
Philip M. Preshaw, one of the authors of the study and dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of Dundee, pointed out in 2019 that e-cigarettes can be used for the treatment of oral diseases: “More and more evidence shows that e-cigarettes can help smokers quit smoking effectively, while For smokers with periodontal disease, quitting smoking can improve their oral health by at least 30%.” In a research paper published in 2019, he suggested that dentists provide e-cigarettes to smokers with periodontitis, so that improve their success in quitting smoking.
“We hope that dentists can put aside their prejudices and learn more about e-cigarettes, especially the positive impact of e-cigarettes on the oral health of smokers.” British dental expert R. Holliday said: “Because most patients with oral diseases Already a smoker, if you are a dentist and your smoker patient wants to use e-cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking, please don’t stop him.”
Post time: Apr-11-2023
