O uso de dispositivos eletrônicos para fumar favorece a prevalência da infecção por HPV na cavidade oral? – Revisão Integrativa

Abstract

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus - HPV), has the sexual route as the main route of contagion and are classified as high risk and low risk, and may present in a subclinical and clinical way. The prevalence of HPV resulting in clinical expression of this virus depends on the deficiency of the host's immune system. It is known that habits such as smoking can compromise the immune system and promote a favorable environment for the expression and replication of microorganisms such as HPV. Electronic smoking devices, known as e-cigs, have become increasingly used, especially among young people, and like conventional cigarettes, e-cigs can also compromise the immune system and inhibit the body's natural responses. The objective of this work is to synthesize knowledge about the effects of using e-cigs and to analyze whether there is an influence on the prevalence of HPV in the oral microenvironment. The methodological path followed was the integrative bibliographical research in the LILACS, SciELO and PubMed databases, which took place between October 2022 and February 2023, with the descriptors: “HPV”, “oral cavity”, “electronic cigarettes”. ”, “human papillomavirus”, “vaporizers”, “electronic nicotine delivery system”, “oral cavity”, “electronic cigarettes”, “human papillomavirus”, “vaporizers”, “electronic nicotine delivery system”. E-cigs can negatively regulate key elements for the correct functioning of the immune system and thereby create a favorable environment for the permanence and replication of HPV in the oral cavity.