قسم النسج و التشريح المرضي-كلية طب الأسنان-جامعة الشام الخاصة

جامعة الشام الخاصة

Abstract

Summary

Abstract:The appearance in December of a new coronavirus has caused an unprecedented pandemic in the modern era.  The disease produced by the novel coronavirus and its consequences have posed a challenge for health authorities worldwide.The more common signs and symptoms of CoV-2 infection are headache, sore throat, hyposmia, hypogeusia, diarrhea, dyspnea, and in severe cases pneumonia.While in the oral cavity reported cases presented ulcers or blisters similar to viral infections and gingivitis.

 Aim of the study: investigate oral lesions associated with COVID-19 in Damascus.

Materials and Methods:A research form including some of the expected lesions to be seen in patients was distributed, and the form was distributed to a group of dentists with different specializations in Damascus

Results: Oral manifestations within the research sample ranged from the absence of any oral symptoms at a rate of (0.0697%) to the appearance of a variety of oral lesions ranging between: ulcers (51.16%), halitosis (9.30%), recurrent herpetic lesions (6.97%) and erythematous lesions (5.81%). Erosions (4.65%), vesicles (3.48%), gingivitis (3.48%), Xerostomia (3.48%), aphthous (1.16%), periodontitis (1.16%), fungi (1.16%) and geographic tongue (1.16%). The lesions were divided between primary lesions (67.5%) and recurrent lesions (32.5%).

 Conclusion:Oral ulcers are the most common oral manifestations in COVID-19 patients, distributed in equal percentage between males and females in the third and fourth decades of life. They are unilateral and regular painful ulcers and most commonly affect the buccal mucosa. Other oral manifestations varied between herpetic, erythematous and fungal lesions, in addition to Xerostomia, halitosis, geographic tongue, gingivitis and periodontits in varying degrees. This requires attention to perform an intraoral examination in patients with COVID-19 to diagnose the oral lesions associated with the virus and to implement the available preventive measures.

Keywords:COVID-19, Oral manifestations, statically study.