Association of periodontal therapy, with inflammatory biomarkers and complications in COVID-19 patients: a case control study.

Khalid N SaidAhmed M Al-MomaniJassim A AlmaseehNadya MaroufAmer ShattaJassim Al-AbdullaSahar AlajiHanin DaasShailaja S TharupeedikayilVenkateswara Rao ChintaAli Ait HssainMohammad AbusamakShiraz SalihNoha BarhomWenji CaiMariano SanzFaleh Ahmad Tamimi Marino

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2022)

The fact that patients with treated periodontitis were less likely to suffer COVID-19 complications than non-treated ones further strengthen the hypothesis linking periodontitis to COVID-19 complications and suggests that managing periodontitis could help reduce the risk for COVID-19 complications, although future research is needed to verify this.

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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