The Impact of Periodontal Disease on Hospital Admission and Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: COVID-19 has had a huge impact on society and healthcare and it has been suggested that people with periodontal disease are at risk of having worse outcomes from the disease. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of periodontal disease on hospital admission and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The study extracted UK Biobank participants who had taken a COVID-19 test between March and June 2020 (n = 13,253), of which 1,616 were COVID-19 positive (12%) and 11,637 were COVID-19 negative (88%). Self-reported oral health indicators of painful or bleeding gums and loose teeth were used as surrogates for periodontal disease, participants who did not report any of the aforementioned indicators were used as controls. Multiv

SUBMITTER: Larvin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719810 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature