New Consumer Report, November 24th, according to foreign news reports, preliminary new studies have shown that electronic cigarettes may increase the risk of one person and tooth decay.

Dr. Karina Irusa, a comprehensive nursing assistant professor at Tavz University School of Dental Medicine, said that the atomized electronic liquid used in electronic cigarettes may cover a layer of sugary sticky film on the teeth to promote bacterial growth -like sleeping like sleeping Su sucking lollipop.

Adding artificial sweeteners and flavoring agents to viscous gas fog may create a perfect breeding ground for tooth decay.

"Sugar is a bacterial food," said Irusa.

This new study published in the "American Dental Association Magazine" was considered preliminary, and it did not prove that electronic cigarettes would lead to tooth decay.

But because the use of electronic cigarettes in teenagers is so rampant -2.5 million adolescents in the United States alone use electronic cigarettes -it may increase the possibility of this generation of tooth decay risk. Say.

"The viscosity of gas solution may be the first culprit."

Dr. Karina Irusa, School of Dental Medicine at Tavz University, said that we know young people who suck electronic cigarette 24/7 around the weather.

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a pediatric professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, said: Interestingly, teenagers told us that they would wake up in the middle of the night and be hit.

Halpern-Felsher, who did not participate in this new study, said, "They put the electronic cigarette products under the pillow, and they are sucking electronic cigarette all night."

The research of Tofz University is mainly aimed at adult patients seeking treatment at school dental clinics. Of the 13,216 patients, only 136 people said they had suck electronic cigarettes.

Based on factors such as diet or other oral health problems, many patients have been considered to be high -risk groups of tooth decay.

Irusa found that among these high -risk patients, compared with people who do not suck electronic cigarettes, the risk of electronic cigarettes has a significant risk of tooth decay.

Researchers at the University of Tavz suggested that people using electronic cigarettes may need special treatment, such as the fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash of the prescription strength.

The previous studies of the IRUSA team showed that tooth decay related to the use of electronic cigarettes may be formed in an unusual area: the cutting end of the incisor.

"These areas are usually not affected because they are easier to clean. They are easier to enter." Irusa said. "I think the viscosity of gas solution may be the culprit."

"This is what we think it will happen." Said Dr. Purnima Kumar, director of the Department of Dental Diseases and Stomatology of the University of Michigan and Dental Association spokesman.

Kumar did not participate in this new study, but published another study in 2020, which found that the use of electronic cigarettes completely and quickly changed a person's mouth microbiological group.

"Within six months, these people have changed their oral health at the molecular level," said Kumar. "We will see these changes only after taking ordinary cigarettes for 5 years."

Electronic cigarette users have different types of oral bacteria. These bacteria thrive in heated electronic liquid composition, such as propylene glycol and plant glycerin, which add nicotine and sweetness to electronic cigarettes.

"Bacteria have been looking for food. You can smoke electronic cigarettes today, but in the next 10 hours, your bacteria are still eating your electronic cigarette." She said.