E-cigarettes have been controversial, even though they are touted to have people quit smoking. There are studies that show that they could be just as harmful as cigarettes. A new study shows s-cigarettes can damage gums, as people are told to use it in moderation. E-cigarettes and health issues are big especially today.
E-cigarettes have become popular for those who want to quit smoking. Many know the health hazards of cigarettes and are turning to e-cigarettes in an effort to find a better alternative. E-cigarettes though are not guaranteed to be safe yet. A study about it shows that e-cigarettes cause as much damage to teeth and gums as cigarettes do.
To study has been led by Irfan Rahman, a Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center's School of Medicine and Dentistry. The study about e-cigarettes' effects on teeth and gum is the first that's ever been made. Cigarettes are said to cause damage to teeth and gums. Now the study also implicates e-cigarettes to causing damage to the same area.
Rahman explained that e-cigarettes inflame cells. This aggravates them and causes stress. This stress could lead later on to diseases related to teeth and gums. Rahman has also shown in a study last year that e-cigarettes' vapors can damage the lungs, as the University of Rochester Medical Center's site reports.
The flavorings that make e-cigarettes attractive to people can cause much damage as well. This has been discovered by Fawad Javed. He is a post-doctoral student at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, which is part of the University of Rochester Medical Center. Javed is also part of the study on e-cigarettes. He said that e-cigarettes still have nicotine much like cigarettes do. Nicotine can cause gum disease.
More research is being done on the effects of e-cigarettes and health, as Science Daily reports. The long-term effects of e-cigarettes need to be studied so as to know how it relates to one's overall health. In an earlier report, apps that monitor skin cancer are said to be not reliable.
