Emisión de gases en cigarrillo electrónico y su relación con la salud bucodental. Revisión de la literatura.

Abstract

Introduction: Electronic cigarette was created to reduce the incidence of cigarette consumption in smokers. Complications in tobacco use and abuse have caused irreversible damage to consumers’ oral and general health. In the beginning, the creation of vapers reduced in part certain complications; today, this conjecture is under discussion. Objective: To relate the causes and effects on oral health due to the use of e-cigarette substances. Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study through a bibliographic search in scientific databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and SciELO; with the following keywords: "Gases," "electronic nicotine delivery systems," "vapor electronic cigarette," "stomatognathic system." Results: Irritation and decreased vascularization are some of the manifestations produced by the use of either conventional or electronic cigarettes, especially due to the nicotine present in both presentations. This decrease in vascularization produces a loss in the physiological response to the presence of any lesion or opportunistic microorganism. Conclusions: The use of electronic cigarettes is directly related to a predisposing factor in producing oral diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis, halitosis, xerostomia, and oral cancer.