COVID-19 hospitalized patients and oral changes: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association between hospitalization for COVID-19 and oral changes, and to evaluate whether oral changes can indicate a higher risk of disease progression to death.

Materials and methods

This case-control study analyzed patients hospitalized (university hospital), including those in intensive care unit and clinical wards. The study group comprised 69 COVID-19 positive patients (PCR-test), while the control group included 43 COVID-19 negative patients. A dentist performed oral evaluations, and salivary samples were collected for calcium, phosphatase, and pH analysis. Sociodemographic data, hospitalization information, and hematological test results were collected from electronic-medical records. The presence of oral changes was assessed using chi-

SUBMITTER: Ferreira MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10185958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature