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E-cigarettes 'just as harmful as tobacco' for oral health

November 25, 2016
In a study published in the journal Oncotarget, researchers found that the chemicals present in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor were equally as damaging - in some cases, more damaging - to mouth cells as tobacco smoke.
Such damage can lead to an array of oral health problems, including gum disease, tooth loss, and mouth cancer.  

Flavored vapor worsens damage to gum tissue cells -The researchers note that nicotine is a known contributor to gum disease, but e-cigarette flavoring appeared to exacerbate the cell damage caused by e-cigarette vapor, with menthol-flavored vapor posing the most harm. E-cigarette vapor damaged, killed 53 percent of mouth cells in 3 days.
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