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12 Oral Diseases
Pages 455-460

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From page 455...
... . The global prevalence of severe periodontitis in 2010 was between 10.1 and 11.6 percent of the world's population, affecting approximately 743 million people worldwide (Kassebaum et al., 2014)
From page 456...
... OPTIMAL STUDY DESIGN The optimal study design to address potential benefits and harms of e-cigarettes on oral health would be a randomized controlled study. Such studies assess whether e-cigarette substitution can attenuate severity of periodontal disease in smokers unable to quit using standard nicotine replacement therapy.
From page 457...
... A questionnaire to self-assess the variations of some parameters of general health and to self-assess the need to smoke combustible tobacco cigarettes was distributed to the subjects involved in the study. At the end of this pilot study, it was noted that the subjects had progressive improvement in the periodontal indexes, as well as in their general health perception.
From page 458...
... Taken together these in vitro studies suggest a detrimental effect of nicotine and flavorings contained in e-cigarette aerosols on cell viability of epithelial and fibroblast cells in culture. These studies indicate that e-cigarette aerosols may cause harm to cells in the oral cavity, which in turn may contribute to poor oral health.
From page 459...
... In vitro studies indicate that e-cigarette aerosols can cause direct cell death and DNA damage to epithelial cells. Other studies comparing and contrasting the dental health of smokers to e-cigarette users suggest that e-cigarette use may be less harmful to oral health than continued smoking of combustible tobacco cigarettes.
From page 460...
... Immediate effects of electronic cigarettes on perfusion in buccal mucosal tissue -- A pilot study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 54(3)


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