Neoplasias malignas em cavidade oral associadas ao uso de narguilé: Revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Tobacco is the main risk factor for oral cancer, with hookah/waterpipe being a device used to smoke tobacco, originally from India. According to the World Health Organization, an hour of hookah session is equivalent to smoking 100 units of ordinary cigarettes. It was believed that the hookah caused less damage to health than the conventional cigarette, but there are already scientific data that disagree with this belief. It was believed that the toxins present in the smoke would be 'filtered' when passing through the water of the device, however, the water has the function of cooling the smoke, facilitating deeper inhalation, together with the toxins. In this perspective, evaluating the increase in tobacco consumption through the hookah, this integrative review aims to research on malignant neoplasms in the oral cavity caused using the hookah, and its relationship with the increase in the number of malignant neoplasms in the oral cavity.