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Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research ; 11(5):67-75, 2023.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20237284

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Everybody in the world including the health care sector has witnessed the devastating effects of COVID- 19 infection. It is an enigma to say whether COVID -19 has gone for good or not, but has definitely presented as a challenge in itself for dental professionals. Complications have escalated especially at the end of the 2nd wave, probably due to various immunosuppressant drugs that have been used for it's aggressive treatment. These cases highlights osteomyelitis of maxilla and surrounding structures in patients due raised levels of blood sugar and also due to steroidal therapy. Recent reports that have been published, show a rate of approximately 80.76% of such cases in maxilla, out of which 61.53% patients were found to be diabetic before diagnosis. These cases presents post COVID-19 osteomyelitis which is believed to be triggered by highly raised blood sugar levels in a patient who was not a known case of diabetes mellitus.

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