Posts Tagged ‘E-Cigarettes’
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A new study suggests that vaping may increase the risk of young people contracting COVID-19. Researchers from Stanford University’s School of Medicine discovered that young people who vape or use e-cigarettes are more likely to develop the infection. The team found that of those tested for the virus, young people who vaped were 5-7 times […]
Vaping: The escape from smoking… or the gateway into it?
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of tooth staining, gum disease, tooth loss and mouth cancer. Yet as many young smokers turn to e-cigarettes over the conventional, tar-filled alternative, recent reports suggest it’s a slippery slope from vaping to using real cigarettes. Scientists at the RAND research centre believe e-cigarettes could actually be serving […]
Is vaping better for your dental health?
Almost 3 million people in the UK use e-cigarettes and vaping is becoming more and more commonplace every year, but is it better for your health than smoking? MPs have been debating the safety of e-cigarettes, and some dentists have been keen to share their views. Smoking is a leading cause of gum disease and […]
New Regulations on E-Cigarettes Welcomed by Dentists
New laws restricting the tank size of e-cigarettes in the United Kingdom, as well as the ingredients and strength of vape juice have been welcomed by dentists, as well as the Oral Health Foundation, as research continues into the potential long term and unknown side effects of using a vaporiser. The law that came into […]
British Dental Health Foundation by New Report on E-Cigarettes
Chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, has welcomed the latest report on the efficacy of e-cigarettes as a quitting aid for smokers. Dr Carter said it is encouraging that many people in the UK are able to quit thanks to e-cigarettes, but insisted that more needs to be done to […]
Fewer Than 1 in 5 Brits Smoke, New Figures Confirm
New figures have confirmed that fewer than 1 in 5 people in the UK smoke. This represents the lowest proportion of smokers on record. According to figures from the National Office of Statistics, the proportion of people that smoke has fallen to 19 per cent. There has been a significant decline from 46 per cent […]
Reports show rise in incidence of e-cigarette injuries
E-cigarettes have been hailed by some as a cleaner, safer alternative to smoking, which lower the risk of cancer, respiratory conditions and oral diseases, but research shows that there has been a significant increase in the incidence of e-cigarette injuries. According to reports in the USA shows that in the last 12 months, there have […]
