@article{2989862, title = "E-Cigarette and palatal ulcer: a possible relationship?", author = "Tsiouma, O. and Andreou, A. and Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou, A.", journal = "JOURNAL OF ORAL SURGERY", year = "2021", volume = "14", number = "1", pages = "59-64", publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd", issn = "0022-3255", doi = "10.1111/ors.12499", abstract = "Tobacco smoking is a major public health issue with far-reaching implications on the global economy. Electronic cigarettes are advertised as a new promising cessation treatment that can gratify the behavioural aspects of smoking. However, there are still many unanswered questions regarding e-cigarette’s safety and effects on general and oral health. We report a case of a 68-year-old Caucasian male patient with a large ulcerative lesion on the hard palate that was possibly associated with the use of an electronic cigarette. © 2020 The British Association of Oral Surgeons and John Wiley & Sons Ltd" }