THE INFLUENCE OF PERIODONTAL CARE ON INFLAMATORY BIOMARKERS OF PATIENTS WITH COVID-19

Abstract

The infection caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), called by the World Health Organization as COVID-19, is able to cause serious complications in humans, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, venous thromboembolism, cardiovascular alterations, liver and kidney injuries, among others that can lead to hospitalization and mortality of the individual. The mechanism responsible for these complications would be a supposed hyperinflammatory response of the body that leads to an increase in blood inflammatory biomarkers. Some health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease are identified as risk factors capable of increasing the morbidity of the disease. In this context, the current scientific literature suggests an association between the poor quality of oral health of patients and the onset of these diseases. Oral infectious conditions such as chronic periodontal disease are also supposedly responsible for an increase in these inflammatory biomarkers. The aim of this study is to evaluate, based on a review of the available literature, the impact of oral health care on inflammatory biomarkers in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Oral Health; Biomarkers; Intensive Care Unit.