COVID-19 AND ITS ORAL MANIFESTATIONS IN POPULATION OF ISLAMABAD AND RAWALPINDI: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Sana Sultan Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Maleeha Majid Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Amir Ghafoor Chaudhary Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Aamna Kamran Mehmood Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Nouman Akhtar Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Muhammad Talha Rafiq Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Riphah International University, Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.135

Keywords:

COVID -19, Oral Manifestations, Loss of taste, Oral symptoms

Abstract

Objective:

To assess the oral manifestations in the people of Islamabad and Rawalpindi affected with COVID-19.

Materials and Methods:Study design and setting: It is descriptive cross sectional study which was conducted on 250 both male and females participants who had suffered from COVID-19 over the duration of 6 months in Islamic International Dental Hospital Islamabad. Participants were from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Questionnaire: Subjects participated in a web based questionnaire assessing the oral manifestations of COVID-19. These included facial pain, pain while eating(masticatory pain) , burning sensation in the oral cavity, dryness of mouth (xerostomia), loss of taste and oral mucosal lesions.

Results:

Out of 250, 105male and 145 females participate in this study. 40 % (n=100) participants experienced pain in the face region out of whom 40% (n=40) had pain in the head region. 46% participants reported to have pain on mastication out of which 47.8% had pain on messeter muscle. 46% participants had burning sensations in the oral cavity.60% participant’s experienced dry mouth. Moreover 70% participants experienced loss of taste sensations. Only 24% reported with oral mucosal lesions.6% participants developed blisters/ulcers out of which majority developed them on the tongue.

Conclusion:

This study concluded that oral manifestations are important for early detection of COVID-19 patients and majority of these patients showed loss of taste.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Sana Sultan, Maleeha Majid, Amir Ghafoor Chaudhary, Aamna Kamran Mehmood, Nouman Akhtar, & Muhammad Talha Rafiq. (2021). COVID-19 AND ITS ORAL MANIFESTATIONS IN POPULATION OF ISLAMABAD AND RAWALPINDI: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 11(03), 56–62. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.135

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 03 (2021): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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