Vapeboss - Recently, four dentists from the Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences have countered some inaccurate information circulating regarding vaping and dental health. This information recently came from two food science lecturers at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, who made several claims about how vaping allegedly causes tooth damage.

In response to these accusations, four experts in the field: Dr. Richard Holliday, Professor Elaine McColl, Anthony Weke, and Zella Sayeed, published a letter explaining the inaccuracies of these claims in the British Dental Journal by Newcastle University.

"Four experts from the Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences have helped us all by speaking the truth and destroying the latest lies against vaping," said Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), in a recent release.

The four experts wrote that they were 'disappointed by some fundamental errors and misrepresentations' and corrected five key errors in 'the potential for erosion from vaping.' Loucas added that, given the UK's progressive approach to vaping, it is surprising that such inaccurate claims were published.

"The UK has adopted a relatively progressive and risk-proportionate approach to vaping, with Public Health England stating that vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking. The fact that two food science lecturers could publish their claims in the first place is shocking, but fortunately, they have now been debunked," said Loucas.

The experts also explained that the two authors cited a WHO poster and incorrectly claimed that nicotine causes 'a high risk of oral and whole-body health complications.' However, they added, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) has been safely used in patch and gum form for over 30 years.

E-cigarettes can be part of a smoking cessation package

Additionally, they added 'direct UK dental professionals to quality public health guidance which essentially concludes that a person's best chance of quitting smoking is to use support and pharmacotherapy, and e-cigarettes can be part of that package.'

CAPHRA also highlighted an article published in The Times by restorative dentistry and periodontics specialist, Dr. Richard Holliday, emphasizing that 'smokers considering switching to e-cigarettes should remember that such a decision is a good step for their personal and oral health.'

"The biggest mistake made by food science lecturers is made by so many people – namely, discussing the WHO's anti-vaping stance as an official public health position. Interestingly, all UK public bodies, including the NHS, ignore WHO advice. They support vaping, knowing it does not erode teeth or cause gum disease."

Source: Vapingpost