SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: potential relationship between psychiatric disorders and pulpits

Rodrigo Arruda-Vasconcelos,Henrico Badaoui Strazzi-Sahyon,Paulo Henrique Dos Santos,Lidiane Mendes Louzada,Brenda Paula Figueiredo De Almeida Gomes,Esdras Gabriel Alves-Silva,Rebecca Figueiredo De Almeida-Gomes

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i13.20372

Abstract

The coronavirus outbreak is a global public health emergency with high transmission among the population. Over 18 million people were affected globally (06th August 2020). In most of the cases, patients present flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, headaches and myalgias are commonly reported. Lockdown measures have been implemented to control the spread of the virus. In contrast, these measures have been reported to increase the probability of psychological and physical disorders. As the pandemic intensifies, the number of patients seeking dental emergency services due to acute symptoms (i.e. pulpitis, acute apical abscesses) has increased. There is an increasing need to investigate the association between psychological disorders and dental emergencies. There is critical need for the development of public policies for mental and dental health worldwide, leading to the improvement in the quality of life of the population.

Highlights

In December 2019, the coronavirus outbreak officially started in Wuhan, Hubei, China and characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March 2020 when 6,315 people were infected (World Health Organization)
Several symptoms have been associated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) including fever, dry cough, absence of nasal congestion, persistent headache, anorexia, dizziness, asthenia, chills, myalgia, conjunctivitis, diarrhoea and nausea/vomiting in the early stages, and the more distinctive symptoms including anosmia, ageusia, dyspnoea, chest pain, haemoptysis and vascular lesions in the later stages (Carlos et al, 2019; Huang et al, 2020; Lee et al, 2020; Ren et al, 2020; Rothan et al, 2020; Wang et al, 2020; Gostin et al, 2020)
Studies have reported increased levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) in teeth presenting irreversible pulpitis when compared to normal pulps (Proctor et al, 1991; Pezelj-Ribaric et al, 2002; Elsalhy et al, 2013)

Summary

Introduction

In December 2019, the coronavirus outbreak officially started in Wuhan, Hubei, China and characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March 2020 when 6,315 people were infected (World Health Organization). A medida que la pandemia se intensifica, ha aumentado el número de pacientes que buscan servicios dentales de emergencia debido a síntomas agudos (es decir, pulpitis, abscesos apicales agudos). Existe una necesidad crítica de desarrollar políticas públicas para la salud mental y dental en todo el mundo, que conduzcan a la mejora de la calidad de vida de la población.

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