Influence of Electronic Cigarettes on Selected Physicochemical Properties of Saliva
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15462527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominika Cichońska (0000-0002-7673-4460, Gdańsk Medical University, corresponding author), Aida Kusiak (0000-0003-2846-1469, Gdańsk Medical University), Barbara Kochańska (0000-0001-5479-0704, Gdańsk Medical University), Jolanta Ochocińska (0000-0002-4493-103X, Gdańsk Medical University), Dariusz Świetlik (0000-0002-9127-7368, Gdańsk Medical University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 3314-3314 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19063314 |
| PMID | 35329001 |
| OpenAlex | W4220788851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
(1) Background: Electronic cigarettes are gaining more popularity not only among cigarettes smokers. Firstly, e-cigarettes were perceived as less harmful than traditional cigarettes, however, nowadays, they are arousing more controversy. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of e-cigarette usage on selected physicochemical properties of saliva. (2) Methods: The study population included 128 patients: 40 patients using e-cigarettes, 39 patients smoking traditional cigarettes, and 49 non-smoking patients (non-smokers). Laboratory tests involved verification of saliva values of pH and concentration of total protein, calcium, and phosphates. (3) Results: Among e-cigarette users, the value of pH was lower and the concentration of total protein, calcium, and phosphates was higher than in the group of non-smokers. Statistically significant differences were observed in relation to calcium. Among traditional cigarette smokers, the value of pH was lower, concentrations of total protein and phosphates were higher than in the group of non-smokers. Statistically significant differences were observed in relation to total protein. (4) Conclusions: Saliva of e-cigarette users presents changes in physicochemical composition in comparison to traditional cigarette smokers and non-smokers, however, statistically significant differences were observed only in calcium concentration. Further longitudinal studies on a larger study group should be conducted to assess the effect of observed changes in oral health
Calcium · Cigarette smoking · Environmental health · Population · Saliva · Significant difference · Biochemical effects in animals · Chemistry · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions · Food Science · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |