Epidemiological pattern of COVID-19 and its association with periodontal health in an urban Indian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have highlighted a possible influence of gingival and periodontal disease (PD) on COVID-19 risk and severity. However, the evidence is based on hospital-based studies and community-level data are sparse.

Objectives

We described the epidemiological pattern of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Delhi and evaluated the associations of gingival and PD with incident COVID-19 disease in a regionally representative urban Indian population.

Methods

In a prospective study nested within the Centre for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South-Asia (CARRS) study, participants with clinical gingival and periodontal status available at baseline (2014-16) (n = 1,727) were approached between October 2021 to March 2022. Information on COVID-19 incidence, testing, managem

SUBMITTER: Gupta I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083433 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature