Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://earsiv.odu.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11489/3418
Title: Evaluation of the xerostomia, taste and smell impairments after Covid-19
Authors: Omezli, Mehmet Melih
Torul, Damla
Ordu Üniversitesi
0000-0003-2323-606X
Keywords: CORONAVIRUS; PROTEIN; SALIVA
Saliva; oral findings; hyposalivation; Covid-19
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: MEDICINA ORAL S L VALENCIA
Citation: Omezli, MM., Torul, D. (2021). Evaluation of the xerostomia, taste and smell impairments after Covid-19. Medicina Oral Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal, 26(5), -.Doi:10.4317/medoral.24510
Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19) on the oral cavity by evaluating the oral findings in the patients who recovered after treatment. Material and Methods: This study involved confirmed Covid-19 patients whose treatment completed at least two weeks ago. A questionnaire consist of eight parts was applied to explore the oral findings after Covid-19. Also stimulated salivary flow rate was evaluated with a salivary flow test. Results: 177 patients reached and 107 of them participate in the study. Regarding gender significant differences were found in terms of the presence of taste impairment after treatment (p= 0.007), the degree of taste (p= 0.021) and smell (p= 0.010) impairment. 18 % (5/27) of the patients evaluated were showed hyposalivation. No significant differences were observed regarding salivary flow between males (mean +/- SD: 1.14 +/- 0.65) and females (mean +/- SD: 1.12 +/- 0.43), (p= 0.928); among the patients having treatment at home (mean +/- SD: 1.03 +/- 0.48) or hospital (mean +/- SD: 1.33 +/- 0.65), (p= 0.187). In some of the patients' taste [15], smell [23] impairment, and xerostomia [43] still observed at least two weeks after the treatment is completed. Conclusions: The most frequent finding in patients after the treatment was xerostomia. Taste and smell impairments were more frequently observed in females.
Description: WoS Categories : Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Web of Science Index : Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) Research Areas : Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Open Access Designations : gold, Green Published
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/medoral.24510
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000691774300004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33772565
http://earsiv.odu.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11489/3418
ISBN: 1698-6946
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