Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Evidence grows for vaping’s role in gum disease

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/943624

 

 News Release 22-Feb-2022
Research confirms unique community of bacteria and immune responses among people who use e-cigarettes
Peer-Reviewed Publication
New York University

 

A series of new studies by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry highlights how e-cigarettes alter oral health and may be contributing to gum disease. The latest, published in mBio, finds that e-cigarette users have a unique oral microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms—that is less healthy than nonsmokers but potentially healthier than cigarette smokers, and measures worsening gum disease over time.

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