STATES ISLAND, NY – Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients with gum disease are more likely to die than those with better oral health, a recent study indicates.
Research published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 1 – the official publication of the European Federation of Periodontology – states that people with gum disease infected with the virus are nine times more likely to die.
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The study, which examined 568 patients in Qatar with coronavirus – including a group without healthy gums – also found that those with gum disease were 3.5 times more likely to be admitted to intensive care, and 4.5 times more ‘. need a fan.
Signs of inflammation in the body were higher in patients with gum disease, suggesting that inflammation may explain the increased complication rates.
“The results of the study suggest that inflammation in the oral cavity may possibly make the door to the coronavirus more violent,” said co-author of the study, prof. Lior Shapira, told Medical Xpress. “Oral care should be part of the health recommendations to reduce the risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes.”