CONCLUSION:
E-cigarettes have good evidence to support them as an effective smoking cessation aid for tobacco smokers. Smokers can expect to see substantial improvements in their oral health if they fully switch to an e-cigarette.
PERIODONTAL HEALTH:
This is the area that most of the studies have focused on so far. They show conflicting findings and have generally used weaker study designs. Several studies show e-cigarette users’ periodontal health to be comparable to non-users while others show some aspects are measurably worse.
It is worth mentioning here that nicotine itself is not a risk factor for periodontal disease. This was a common misrepresentation in the recent media stories (eg whole tobacco smoke and nicotine are often incorrectly used interchangeably).
ORAL CANCER:
Tobacco smoke is full of carcinogens from the tar and the burning process. E-cigarettes avoid both of these. Nicotine is not a carcinogen (supported by the use of oral nicotine products for 30-40 years). Hence, this is not currently an area of concern.”
ARTICLE LINK: Vaping and oral health – an update for the dental team
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