Dental & Oral Health

Introduction: Inverted smoking habit consists of the technique of placing the burning part of the tobacco inside the oral cavity, generating multiple lesions, most of them with a tendency to malignize oropharyngeal cancer. This habit is common in South America, Sri lanka and India.

Objective: The aim of the study is to identify oral lesions caused by smoking habit in rural populations of Colombia.

Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, 23 patients with a history of this habit were studied, they underwent a stomatological exam, anamnesis and biopsies.

Results: Several manifestations in the oral cavity are evidenced, in close relation by the practice of such habit, such as nicotinic palate, leukoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. The etiology of this practice is considered related to cultural beliefs.

Conclusions: The practice of this habit tends to cause multiple manifestations in the oral cavity, among them cancer in high percentage, it is considered important the education of this population, in addition to its initial treatment, also the dissemination of these results is important for the global academic community, to prevent fatal consequences.