Poor oral health status and adverse COVID-19 outcomes: A preliminary study in hospitalized patients.

Camila Alves Costa Ana Carolina Serafim Vilela Suzane Aparecida OliveiraTiago Dias GomesAlex Alves Costa AndradeClaudio Rodrigues Leles Nádia do Lago Costa

Published in: Journal of periodontology (2022)

There was a positive association between deleterious oral health-related conditions, especially periodontitis, and severe COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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