A pilot clinical and radiographic study on the association between periodontitis and serious COVID-19 infection.

Panagiotis GardelisAlkisti ZekeridouNoemie SuhChristophe Le TerrierAndreas StavropoulosCatherine Giannopoulou

Published in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2022)

The present pilot study showed that about half of the patients suffering from severe forms of COVID-19 infection in need of ICU admission suffered also from severe periodontitis, and about one-fourth of them were highly susceptible to it.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
early onset
ejection fraction
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chronic kidney disease
emergency department
intensive care unit
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peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
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