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Fewer Adolescents Using Tobacco

Fewer adolescents are using tobacco these days, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

E-Cigarettes Expand Tobacco Product Use Among Young People

While proponents of electronic cigarettes may claim that they are responsible for a decline...

California Tobacco Tax on the Ballot on Tuesday

In addition to the Presidential election and down-ballot races that will be decided on...

Smoking Increases the Risk of Marginal Bone Loss

Smoking doesn’t just damage respiratory and cardiovascular health. It also impacts the oral cavity,...

Dental Tools Make Johns Hopkins List of Public Health Successes

In recognition of its centennial, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has...

Tobacco Smoke Makes Oral Bacteria More Resilient

The mouth is home to more than 700 different bacteria species. Tobacco smoke, though,...

Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked to Specific Oral Bacteria

Pancreatic cancer will kill more than 41,000 Americans this year, reports the Lustgarten Foundation,...

Smoking Alters the Mouth’s Microbiome

The oral microbiome comprises approximately 600 bacterial species, and smoking drastically affects it, according...

The UK Encourages Dentists to Discuss Smoking’s Dangers

On March 9, the United Kingdom (UK) celebrated No Smoking Day. Yet dentists around...

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Tooth Decay in Kids

Smoking around children is a bad idea due to the potential for respiratory illnesses....