Influence of smoking heating up tobacco products and e-cigarettes on the microbiota of dental plaque.

Unlabelled: Electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDDs) are getting more and more popular among adolescents and young people under 25, signifying the beginning of tobacco product use for many of them. The state of the local microbiota can be affected by a large number of factors, namely the inhaled aerosol temperature, the oral cavity ph, the diet nature, genetics, etc.

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the changes of dental microbiocenosis among adolescents who use devices for heating tobacco products and vape.

The Epidemiologic Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak: Spreading Beyond Expectations.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in late 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, and quickly spread to the surrounding regions and neighboring countries. A novel coronavirus, the so-called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was found to be responsible for this outbreak potentially originating from pangolins. In China, the outbreak lasted for 1 month until it seemed to be controlled after affecting over 81,000 individuals and causing deaths in over 4200 patients.