Damage in the mouth after white snuff is examined in new study

It has begun to emerge patients with damage to the gums that are not at all similar to those in users of traditional brown snuff.

– We are more worried about these changes. They look completely different, with redness and thinned mucosa. Tissue samples have shown severe inflammation and we immediately recommend snus stops when you have problems or see changes, says Gita Gale, PhD specialist dentist, In a presentation of a new study On the University of Gothenburg.

Some users have painful And clearly red -colored changes in the gums and in some, wounds also arise where the white snuff is placed against the mucosa. Compared to the effects of brown snus, the changes also seem to be more difficult to heal, according to Gale.

In users of brown snus, the gums are usually restored in a few weeks after you stop sniffing, while the damage after white snuff can last for many months, even up to a few years.

Now the differences and effects are being investigated of the snuff in a new study that will last for at least five years. The researchers will, among other things, investigate mucosal changes and study the severity of inflammation and tissue changes, and compare with data for brown portion snus.

The study is important because the use of snuff is so widespread among young people, and women, says Gita Gale.

– The use of white snuff among especially young people is scary large considering how little we know about the consequences of the long term, says Gita Gale.