00:01Northeast dental experts are studying the effects of nicotine pouches on oral health.
00:06The small sachets are placed between the lip and gum to release nicotine into the bloodstream.
00:11Although they are thought to be less toxic than cigarettes and contain no tobacco,
00:16the long-term effects of usage are unknown, according to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital's NHS Foundation Trust.
00:24Dentistry consultant Dr Richard Holliday said the information gathered through the first-of-its-kind study would be used to
00:31inform future health guidance.
00:33The study is being carried out by experts from the Trust and Newcastle University
00:38and led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Dental Research Facility today.
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