EC Dental Science

Since 1950, society has followed a constant growth in the popularization of smoking; this habit is considered by the World Health Organization, the main preventable cause of death, being responsible for more than 8 million deaths a year in the world. From the mid1990s, numerous public policies were implemented to combat tobacco, which led to the development of various nicotine replacement therapies, such as the use of electronic cigarettes.

In December 2022, I had the opportunity to participate as an evaluator of a dentistry work, which carried out a critical analysis regarding the functionality and effectiveness of electronic smoking devices, aiming to understand the alleged effectiveness and harmlessness of this method, which provided me with an understanding of the systemic and oral implications resulting from its use.