Harmful health effects of snus consumption

From a pharmacological point of view, snus is an addictive nicotine-containing substance that also contains carcinogenic nitrosamines. The level of nicotine in the blood of a snus user and a tobacco smoker is approximately the same. Dentists, educators, social workers, parents, as well as consumers of snus are poorly informed about the consequences of its use for health, including for the oral cavity. The article contains materials on the dangers of snus consumption on general somatic health, as well as on precancerous lesions and neoplasms of the oral cavity resulting from snus use, and ways to detect changes in the oral mucosa in the early stages of snus consumers.