Obliteration of oral and maxillofacial region by SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 present as fever, cough, dyspnea, and pneumonia. The infection causes orofacial manifestations in several cases but seems to be underreported, mainly due to the lack of oral examination of patients with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19. Described are COVID-19- related oral lesions that can be the first and/or the unique manifestation of the disease.
Authors
- J. Saravanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9307-2692)
- Karthik Shunmugavelu
Institutions
- Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000558
- Primary Topic
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00