BIOLOGY OF ORAL MUCOSA AND COVID-19
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Keywords
COVID-19, oral lesions, apthous, ulcers, lichen planus, erythema, tongue
Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the association of COVID-19 with oral mucosal lesions.
Methodology: ‘This descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Medicine at Rehman College of Dentistry Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, from August 15, 2022, to February 15, 2023’. Two hundred patients of both genders between the ages of 18 and 60 were examined for oral mucosal lesions. The site and type of these lesions were recorded. The data was analyzed using ‘SPSS software (version 21)’. A Chi-square test was performed to compare differences between genders.
Results: Out of 200 patients (N=200), ‘69 females (34.5%) and 131 males (65.5%)’. The mean age was 52.8 years (range: 31–68, SD: 6.9). Oral mucosal lesions were present in 159 (79.5%) cases.. Most were apthous-like ulcers (n=73, 45.91%) with a tongue as their common site (n=63, 39.62%). Most of these lesions were present in males, and the results were statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Oral lesions are a common symptom of COVID-19 and are influenced by viral replication in oral tissues. The tongue buccal mucosa and palate are the preferred sites for these lesions.
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Dr. Farhan Dil
Assistant Professor, Oral Biology, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
Dr. Asma Ali
Associate Professor, Oral Biology. Bacha khan College of Dentistry, Sheikh Maltoon Town, Mardan
Dr. Rozi Afsar
Assistant Professor, Oral Biology, Saidu College of Dentistry, Allah Chowk Saidu, Swat, Pakistan
Dr. Momena Rashid4
Assistant Professor, Oral Biology Rehman College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
Dr. Arbab Zia ur Rehman
Associate Professor, Oral Biology, HBS Dental College and Hospital, Taramri, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Syed Amjad Abbas
Assistant Professor, Oral Pathology, Rehman College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
Marwa Kakakhel
BDS, Student, Rehman college of Dentistry, Hayatabad Peshawar, Pakistan