Influence of Electronic Cigarettes on Selected Antibacterial Properties of Saliva

Dominika Cichońska, Aida Kusiak, Barbara Kochańska, Jolanta Ochocińska and Dariusz Świetlik
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Dominika Cichońska: Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-204 Gdańsk, Poland
Aida Kusiak: Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-204 Gdańsk, Poland
Barbara Kochańska: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-204 Gdańsk, Poland
Jolanta Ochocińska: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-204 Gdańsk, Poland
Dariusz Świetlik: Department of Biostatistics and Neural Networks, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-7

Abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate changes in selected physicochemical properties of saliva collected from users of electronic cigarettes. Methods: The study population consisted of 120 patients (40 users of electronic cigarettes, 40 smokers of traditional cigarettes and 40 non-smokers). Laboratory tests included verification of saliva amount of lysozyme, lactoferrin and IgA. Results: Among e-cigarette users, statistically significant differences were observed in values of lysozyme and lactoferrin; however, no statistically significant differences for the IgA value were found. In the group of traditional cigarette smokers, statistically significant differences were observed among all tested parameters in relation to the control group. In relation to IgA, statistically significant differences were found between e-cigarette users and traditional cigarette smokers, to the disadvantage of the latter. Conclusion: Saliva of e-cigarette users showed changes of antibacterial properties in comparison to the control group and traditional cigarette smokers. Further longitudinal studies on larger study groups should be conducted in order to assess the effect of observed changes in the antibacterial properties of saliva on oral health.

Keywords: e-smoking; electronic cigarettes; saliva (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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