title: Electronic cigarettes: a friend or foe in tobacco control?
abstract: Many dental practitioners will be aware of patients using electronic cigarettes over the last few years. These products are now widely used, but are they of help in tobacco control? And what are the implications of their use? The regulatory framework concerning these products is evolving rapidly with many opinions on what their final legal status should be. This paper explains their origin, explores some of the arguments and looks at possible future developments.
authors.forename: Versha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pemberton
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D009909:Oral Health; D012449:Safety; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000009:adverse effects; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices; D006113:United Kingdom; D014944:World Health Organization