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ArticleMicroorganisms2024

The Effects of Nicotine Pouches and E-Cigarettes on Oral Microbes: A Pilot Study.

Sintija Miluna-Meldere, Dagnija Rostoka, Renars Broks, Kristine Viksne, Rolands Ciematnieks, Ingus Skadins, Juta Kroica

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Article in Microorganisms, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. The association between self-reported vaping and the human oral microbiome: a systematic review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sintija Miluna-MeldereDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-4002-7270
Dagnija RostokaDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Renars BroksDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Kristine ViksneInstitute on Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Rolands CiematnieksInstitute on Oncology and Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Ingus SkadinsDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-4044-8750
Juta KroicaDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-0805-7063

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It remains uncertain whether nicotine pouches and electronic cigarettes alter the oral environment and result in a high presence of periodontopathogenic bacteria in saliva, compared to that among cigarette users or non-tobacco users. In this study, saliva samples were collected from respondents using nicotine pouches, electronic cigarettes, and conventional cigarettes, alongside a control group of non-tobacco users. Polymerase chain reaction was used to identify clinical isolates of the following periodontal bacteria:

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electronic cigarettesnicotine pouchespathogenic microorganismssalivasmokeless tobacco

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