DENTAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION COVID-19.

Abstract

The aim of the investigation was to clarify the features of the clinical symptoms of patients with the new coronavirus infection COVID-19.
 Material and methods: A total of 156 patients undergoing treatment in COVID-hospitals were examined. The examination included the determination of the prevalence of: COVID 19 clinical symptoms, COVID 19 clinical manifestations in the oral cavity, concomitant diseases.
 Results. In the structure of general symptoms, complaints of hyperthermia, general weakness and cough (more often dry) played a leading role, which were noted by the overwhelming majority of the examined. Two-thirds of the patients reported body pain. The leading symptoms were also anosmia (in 68.6% of cases) and sweating (64.1%).More than half of the patients complained of shortness of breath (60.2%), difficulty in nasal breathing (55.1%), a feeling of tickling (58.3%) and pain (60.2%) in the throat. Among dental pathology, loss of taste (57.5%) and hyposalivation (38.5%) were the most common in patients. Bleeding gums were detected in 22.4% of the examined patients, which is most likely due to violations of the rheological properties of blood and changes in the hemodynamic provision of the periodontal during Covid19. Clinical manifestations of periodontal pathology do not occur immediately, but in the form of long-term complications. In this regard, it seems necessary to dynamically monitor the condition of patients who have undergone COVID-19 in different time periods.
 Conclusions. Hemostasis disorders characteristic of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection certainly have an impact on the state of dental status, further destroying periodontal tissues. However, clinical manifestations of pathological effects may not occur immediately, but in the form of long-term complications. In this regard, it is necessary to dynamically monitor the condition of patients who have undergone COVID-19 in different time periods.