Oral Manifestations of COVID-19 as an Early Diagnostic Aid: An Online Survey of the Egyptian Population | ||||
| Advanced Dental Journal | ||||
| Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2023, Page 611-626 PDF (609.86 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjc.2023.185979.1230 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Gehan Abdel Naser Abdel Rahman   1; Samia M. Elazab2; Rim Wally3; Engy Khaled4; Sara Khaled5; Engy Gamal6
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| 1Department of Oral and maxillofacial pathology, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83511, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Galala University, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo university, Egypt | ||||
| 3Faculty of Dentistry Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
| 4Faculty of Science, Cairo University- Biotechnology /Biomolecular Chemistry Department | ||||
| 5Faculty of Science, Fayoum University. | ||||
| 6Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Since the first emergence of COVID-19 infection in December 2019, in Wuhan, China. many symptoms were recognized including those affecting the oral cavity. Therefore, the study aimed to survey for oral manifestations in suspected and confirmed infected patients and associate them with the demographic data and medical history. Methods: an online questionnaire was used to collect data and was distributed from May 1 to August 15, 2021. The oral manifestations were divided into four categories: taste-related, salivary glands-related, mucosa-related symptoms, and no oral manifestations. Results: Participants were 270 from different Governates in Egypt. Oral symptoms were prevalent in 84% of total cases, the most prevalent were taste-related symptoms (73.3%), salivary glands related (51.5%) and mucosa related (17.4%). Also, females showed more salivary gland-related symptoms than males. A significant association was found between patients with a previous history of oral ulcers and mucosa-related manifestations after infection. Conclusion: Accordingly, COVID-19 infection is heavily prevalent in the oral cavity and its oral manifestations could be used as an early diagnostic aid. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID19; Ulcers; Ageusia; hyposalivation; oral manifestations | ||||
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