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Coronavirus: Having poor oral health may ‘significantly’ raise severity of the virus - Daily Express
Nov 22, 2021 50 secs

Studies have suggested that increased COVID-19 severity may be linked to poor oral health status.

This research, published in the British Dental Journal, finds that Covid patients who also have gum disease are 3.5 times as likely to be admitted to intensive care compared to those without.

The study authors state: “The incidence of severe COVID-19 illness was significantly observed in participants with poor oral health status.”.

As well as the severity of COVID-19 symptoms significantly increasing in patients with poor oral health status, symptoms of severity “significantly decreased” in those with good oral health status.

The recovery period “was significantly delayed” to around six weeks in those with poor oral health, while patients with good oral health had a faster recovery.

The researchers concluded that their study provided some evidence that oral health could have a potential impact on the severity of COVID-19, though they suggested the correlation is limited by the study design and a more substantial research project is required.

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