Vaping has become a trend that dentists are trying to stop.
The Ontario Dental Association says even though using vaporizers can help you quite smoking cigarettes, there are studies showing that you are still inhaling a things that are also found in cigarette smoke. Association President LouAnn Visconti says this incudes a variety of chemicals which are bad for your overall health.
Visconti says although these chemicals are in lower levels than cigarettes, they can irritate your gums, cheeks, throat and can cause cancer.
She says studies have shown that using the device to quite smoking, it is as effective as other methods like the gum and patches. Visconti says this is a positive step forward, but there are still concerns.
She says vaporizers can also be used for smoking other things including marijuana. She says this is a trend that is being seem more through the younger generation, which can lead to worse habits. She says if the adult trend would slow down, so will the amount of younger people trying to “look cool”.
Visconti says with there being so many unknowns, dentists are recommending that you quite smoking with methods that in the long run are better for your health.