Larissa Marques Bemquerer, Sicília Rezende Oliveira, José Alcides Almeida de Arruda, Fernanda Pereira Delgado Costa, Lucyene Miguita, Ana Luisa Marques Bemquerer, Ana Carolina Velasco Pondé de Sena, Alessandra Figueiredo de Souza, Daniel Fajardo Mendes, Ayda Henriques Schneider, Michelle de Campos Soriani Azevedo, Denise Vieira Travassos, Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet, Fernando de Queiroz Cunha, Renato Santana de Aguiar, Renan Pedra de Souza, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Axel Spahr, Fabian Obregon-Miano, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Fernando Oliveira Costa, Tarcília Aparecida Silva
PURPOSE: Periodontitis and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) share risk factors and activate similar immunopathological pathways, intensifying systemic inflammation. This study investigated the clinical, immunological and microbiological parameters in individuals with COVID-19 and controls, exploring whether periodontitis-driven inflammation contributes to worsening COVID-19 endpoints. METHODS: Case (positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2) and control (negative RT-PCR) individuals underwent clinical and periodontal assessments...
April 14, 2023: Odontology