The purpose of this study was to review the squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young population. The literature shows a different behavior in this type of disease; it seems to be more aggressive. There is a close relationship between some habits (tobacco and alcohol consumption) and the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, but in this case the patients normally relate no risk factors. There is a little number of case report of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in patients under 40 years old, so it's difficult to prove the increasing of the squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity as said in the literature. Further studies are necessary to know better this entity. The identification of the characteristics of this young population is necessary, because it might reflect problems in cancer control and can enable the development of a primary prevention program for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young patients.
carcinoma; oral cavity; young patients