• Medicine · Dec 2021

    COVID-19 and its manifestations in the oral cavity: A systematic review.

    • María Verónica Cuevas-Gonzalez, León Francisco Espinosa-Cristóbal, Alejandro Donohue-Cornejo, Karla Lizette Tovar-Carrillo, Rosa Alicia Saucedo-Acuña, Alma Graciela García-Calderón, Dalia Abril Guzmán-Gast... more elum, and Juan Carlos Cuevas-Gonzalez. less
    • Research Division, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Dec 23; 100 (51): e28327e28327.

    BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) disease, which has been shown to trigger multiple affectations. One of the first tissue areas to come into contact with the virus is the oral cavity, which develops various alterations. Hence, the objective of this systematic review was to identify the main signs and symptoms of this disease in the oral cavity, and the following research question was established: What are the main oral signs and symptoms in COVID-19-positive persons?MethodsThe electronic databases of PUBMED, SCOPUS, and SCIENCE DIRECT were analyzed, the keywords "ORAL DISEASES," "ORAL MANIFESTACTIONS," and "COVID-19" were used taking into account the following inclusion criteria: studies whose main objective was oral manifestations secondary to the confirmation of COVID-19, plus clinical cases, case series, and retrospective or prospective studies. For the assessment of the risk of bias the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Case Series tool was used.ResultsA total of 18 studies were included, the most common initial signs/symptoms after contagion of SARS-CoV-2 were dysgeusia, dry mouth, and burning mouth, and the main signs/symptoms were the presence of ulcerative lesions, dysgeusia, and Candida albicans infections.ConclusionsIt is very important to detect any alteration in the mucosa in patients with COVID-19 and to provide assertive treatment to avoid complications, and try to maintain adequate oral hygiene throughout the course of the disease to avoid the colonization of opportunistic microorganisms and to avoid complications both orally and systemically.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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