How to deal with coronavirus disease 2019: A comprehensive narrative review about oral involvement of the disease.
Clin Exp Dent Res
; 7(1): 101-108, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-813309
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this narrative review was to collect all findings from literature about oral signs and symptoms of COVID-19, in order to draw a picture of oral involvement of this challenging viral infection, to help oral professionals in a better triage and early diagnosis. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The search for international literature was made including articles written in English and reporting about oral manifestations in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19. The publication time was limited to 2019 and 2020, up to May 20, 2020. A narrative review was performed.RESULTS:
Twenty-three articles were included in this review. Three different oral manifestations were found taste alteration, oral blister and ulcers, and oral lesions associated with Kawasaki-like diseases (erythema, bleeding of lips, "strawberry tongue"). The higher expression of Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in the oral cavity and in endothelial cells might be responsible for oral manifestation and the major report of signs and symptoms in the occidental countries.CONCLUSIONS:
Detecting oral signs and symptoms of COVID-19 could be useful to perform a better preliminary triage in dental setting, and in recognizing possible early manifestations of the disease. However, considering the outbreak of COVID-19 and the consequent difficulty of undergoing oral examinations, the oral manifestations might be misdiagnosed; then, we would encourage oral professionals to perform other studies about this topic.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Mouth Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Exp Dent Res
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cre2.332
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