A safer form of nicotine

The expert independent evidence published in the report, ‘E-cigarettes: an evidence update’, has concluded that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than tobacco and have real potential in helping smokers quit smoking.

Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, Nigel Carter OBE states: “We are very happy that smoking rates in the UK are in a steady decline but more attention is needed to bring a stop to this deadly habit.

“This report has shown conclusively that use of e-cigarettes has the potential to further reduce levels of smoking and save people from the many deadly diseases which are caused by tobacco, such as mouth cancer.

“Smoking is the cause of many serious oral health problems including worsening gum disease, which one of the most common causes of caries in UK adults. It is also responsible for the majority or mouth cancers and is the direct cause of thousands of deaths every year.

“Every year almost seven thousand people in the UK are diagnosed with mouth cancer, and it leads to more deaths than testicular and cervical cancer combined.