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A multi-country study on the impact of sex and age on oral features of COVID-19 infection in adolescents and young adults.
Sabbagh, Heba Jafar; Abdelaziz, Wafaa; Quritum, Maryam; Alamoudi, Rana Abdullah; AlKhateeb, Nada Abu Bakr; Abourdan, Joud; Qureshi, Nafeesa; Qureshi, Shabnum; Hamoud, Ahmed H N; Mahmoud, Nada; Odeh, Ruba; Al-Khanati, Nuraldeen Maher; Jaber, Rawiah; Balkhoyor, Abdulrahman Loaie; Shabi, Mohammed; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; Alade, Omolola; Gomaa, Noha; Alnahdi, Raqiya; Mahmoud, Nawal A; El Wazziki, Hanane; Alnaas, Manal; Samodien, Bahia; Mahmoud, Rawa A; Assab, Nour Abu; Saad, Sherin; Alsayad, Maha Mohamed; Alhachim, Sondos G; El Tantawi, Maha.
  • Sabbagh HJ; Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box: 80200, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. hsabbagh@kau.edu.sa.
  • Abdelaziz W; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
  • Quritum M; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
  • Alamoudi RA; Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlKhateeb NAB; Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  • Abourdan J; Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medipol University, 34230, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Qureshi N; City Quay Dental Practice and Implant Centre, Dundee, DD1 3JA, UK.
  • Qureshi S; Department of Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
  • Hamoud AHN; Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
  • Mahmoud N; Faculty of Dentistry, National Ribat University, 1111, Khartoum, Sudan.
  • Odeh R; College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
  • Al-Khanati NM; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Syrian Private University, Damascus, 386, Syria.
  • Jaber R; General Courses, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  • Balkhoyor AL; Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  • Shabi M; University of Jeddah, Jeddah, 23218, Saudi Arabia.
  • Folayan MO; Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Alade O; Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
  • Gomaa N; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Alnahdi R; Department of Dental Surgery, Oman Dental College, 116, Muscat, Oman.
  • Mahmoud NA; Institute of Creative Art and Design (ICAD), Kuala Lumpur Campus, UCSI University, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • El Wazziki H; Department of Cereal Plant Pathology, National Institute of Agricultural Research, 10090, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Alnaas M; Division of Imaging Science and Technology, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
  • Samodien B; Western Cape Education Department, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
  • Mahmoud RA; Musculoskeletal Center, International Medical Centre, Jeddah, 21451, Saudi Arabia.
  • Assab NA; Schools of Awqaf, Directorate of Education, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Saad S; Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Box 431, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Alsayad MM; Center of Orthopedics and Spine Technologies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alhachim SG; Health Education Services, Ingham County, Lansing, MI, 48933, USA.
  • El Tantawi M; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
BMC Oral Health ; 22(1): 513, 2022 11 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2139249
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Oral diseases are features of COVID-19 infection. There is, however, little known about oral diseases associated with COVID-19 in adolescents and young adults (AYA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess oral lesions' association with COVID-19 infection in AYA; and to identify if sex and age will modify these associations.

METHODOLOGY:

Data was collected for this cross-sectional study between August 2020 and January 2021 from 11-to-23 years old participants in 43-countries using an electronic validated questionnaire developed in five languages. Data collected included information on the dependent variables (the presence of oral conditions- gingival inflammation, dry mouth, change in taste and oral ulcers), independent variable (COVID-19 infection) and confounders (age, sex, history of medical problems and parents' educational level). Multilevel binary logistic regression was used for analysis.

RESULTS:

Complete data were available for 7164 AYA, with 7.5% reporting a history of COVID-19 infection. A significantly higher percentage of participants with a history of COVID-19 infection than those without COVID-19 infection reported having dry mouth (10.6% vs 7.3%, AOR = 1.31) and taste changes (11.1% vs 2.7%, AOR = 4.11). There was a significant effect modification in the association between COVID-19 infection and the presence of dry mouth and change in taste by age and sex (P = 0.02 and < 0.001).

CONCLUSION:

COVID-19 infection was associated with dry mouth and change in taste among AYA and the strength of this association differed by age and sex. These oral conditions may help serve as an index for suspicion of COVID-19 infection in AYA.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Xerostomia / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: BMC Oral Health Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12903-022-02515-5

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Xerostomia / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: BMC Oral Health Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12903-022-02515-5