Sugar and Vaping and Tooth Decay

[wezman2k]

I've recently heard that VG can be "metabolized" into sugar when vaping. Is this true? If so, would this make vaping almost like candy? Should I be concerned about tooth decay and all the good things that go along with eating a lot of sugar?

If you guys have any more info on this I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

-Wes

 

[Jimi D.]

I really don't believe that. I've been vaping 2 years now, and I haven't lost any teeth. In fact, my gums stopped bleeding, and my teeth are whiter than they ever been.

 

[Hottody]

I have heard that nicotine leads to gum disease from dentists.

 

[Jimi D.]

I have heard that nicotine leads to gum disease from dentists.

The alkaloids caffeine and nicotine do not cause tooth decay. It's smoking and the other additives from drinking coffee that will. Bacteria causes tooth decay.

 

[jj2]

Been vaping for over three years and haven't had any problems.

 

[recidivus]

When you say "metabolize" I imagine that once in the body it's processed into sugars. The tooth decay from sugar is caused by the bacteria in your mouth getting a wonderful source of food, they live off the bits in your mouth, not in your blood.

Do you worry about bread product or bananas? My dentist warned me about them. They are quite bad since they're mushy, get worked into all the little crevices that drinking/rinsing with water doesn't help, and have high carb/sugar content.

That said, I doubt there's more metabolized sugars from VG than what I put in my morning coffee. Probably less than just about anything we end up eating.

I wouldn't worry, but I am not a doctor.

 

[Eagle Talon]

My girlfriend is a tooth fairy (dentist). the electric cigarette does not cause trouble for teeth! but make sure the proper toothbrushing and fluid replacement!!
+the PG disinfecting effect.

 

[ohai]

I'm not a dentist, but I am a type 1 diabetic, and I can tell you based on (at least) 4 daily blood tests that vaping will not raise your blood glucose (sugar) levels. Since simple sugars can be absorbed through mucus membranes without necessarily needing to be swallowed to effect blood glucose, this suggests to me that the sugars you absorb while vaping VG are fairly negligible.

1 teaspoon of VG has 22 calories- the total carbohydrate (sugar) in that teaspoon is 5 grams. That's almost nothing.

 

[wezman2k]

Amazing. Basically no calories. Vaping is crazy.

 

[jch419]

If you are concerned about too much VG, which I have no idea about the tooth-topic, but try vaping a more pg-based liquid if you can tolerate it. I wouldn't worry about it nonetheless. It has to be better for your teeth than smoke is. Vape on!!

 

[Trill]

I can say this: dry mouth, especially when sleeping, can cause periodontal problems. Since I have started vaping, I have had a lot of dry mouth during the daytime, and am staying hydrated, but at night, it has gotten better than when I was smoking. This is very good news for me, as a sufferer of sjogren's syndrome. Going to the dentist next week for my reward for quitting (pro teeth whitening), and will ask her what she thinks.

 

[kevrees]

In the little over 2 months i have been vaping, if anything i have noticed my teeth have got whiter

 

[b3ast1e]

I suffered problems with my gums bleeding after brushing about 6 or 7 weeks after my last cigarette, in fact my whole mouth felt weird for a good few months. I've had that when I went cold turkey before too, so didn't ever attribute it to PG or VG. But my gums now are noticeably looking healthier after a year off the tabs, a quite agreeable shade of pink, and they never bleed. And my teeth generally feel better. I find I hydrate on auto-pilot since vaping and I'm sure that helps too.

I did read somewhere ages ago, some theory that PG might have an effect on the natural good bacteria in the mouth? Whatever, I can run 15 or 20 miles a week now, couldn't before so I'm doing something right.

 

[Mickydrag]

I've just been to my dentist for the first ime since I started vaping and was told that smoking tobacco massively reduces blood supply to the gums and is a major contributing factor of gum disease. Apparently my gums are healthier than they have even in 17 years

 

[Hottody]

Nice Mickydrag...good news for you!

 

[classwife]

Moved to Health, Safety and E-Smoking from General E-Smoking Discussion

 

[Koman]

In the little over 2 months i have been vaping, if anything i have noticed my teeth have got whiter

Yep, I noticed the same with mine!

 

[Trill]

Yep, I noticed the same with mine!

I've noticed a change in mine in just 2 weeks! I use the sensodyne ultra whatever stuff with whitener and a sonicare toothbrush.