Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Alharbi, Hamad; You, Sijia; Katz, Joseph

doi:10.1007/s10006-021-00965-9

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“…In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, dental treatment is stressful for both patients and dental healthcare professionals [10][11][12]. By using the "KS system," dentists may lower the transmission of aerosol infections and reduce the stress and anxiety of potentially contracting an infection during dental procedures.…”

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A Method for Preventing Aerosols During Dental Treatment With an Oroscope

Kojima¹,

Sendo²

2022

Cureus

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Dentists have a much higher risk of exposure to coronavirus disease than other healthcare workers. The virus is transmitted primarily through respiratory droplets and close/direct contact. Aerosol propagation is also possible in the case of prolonged exposure to high concentrations in a relatively closed environment. In this report, we describe the use of an aerosol box model to prevent aerosol generation during dental procedures. This report serves to inform clinicians on the potential effectiveness of this stopgap measure in cases where aerosol-generating procedures are unavoidable and medical supplies and personal protective equipment are in short supply.

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A Method for Preventing Aerosols During Dental Treatment With an Oroscope

Kojima¹,

Sendo²

2022

Cureus

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“…71 Initially, chemosensory scientists were concerned that the ageusia was confounded by olfactory dysfunction, but several studies using direct testing (as opposed to self-reporting) found that self-reporting was reasonably reliable, with even higher prevalences using objective measures compared with self-reports. 72 The abnormality is marked to the point where otolaryngologists, 73 oral maxillofacial surgeons, 74 and dental practitioners 75 were advised to consider COVID-19 in patients presenting with hypogeusia. The exact mechanism of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19 is still unclear, though hypotheses focus on the expression of ACE2-receptors in taste buds and nasal epithelium.…”

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Clinical Features of COVID-19 and Differentiation from Other Causes of CAP

Gao

Pickens

Morales‐Nebreda

et al. 2023

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, one of the most common reasons for infection-related death worldwide. Causes of CAP include numerous viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens, though frequently no specific organism is found. Beginning in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 has many features typical of CAP such as fever, respiratory distress, and cough, and can be difficult to distinguish from other types of CAP. Here, we highlight unique clinical features of COVID-19 pneumonia such as olfactory and gustatory dysfunction, lymphopenia, and distinct imaging appearance.

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“…Accordingly, another source of taste disturbance could be anosmia, a disorder that is triggered by the damage SARS-CoV-2 virus invasion makes to the olfactory epithelium; (iii) direct impairment of neurosensory pathways of gustation may also account for taste dysfunction. The symptom might be developed by viral colonization and resultant damage to ACE2-expressing cells of the taste buds [ 62 ] and peripheral taste neurosensory chemoreceptors as well as damage to any relevant cranial nerves [ 59 , 63 – 65 ]. Taste disorders are likely to be significant and highly specific symptoms in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 and are known as important markers in primary infection.…”

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“…Taste disorders are likely to be significant and highly specific symptoms in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 and are known as important markers in primary infection. Therefore, any patients presenting with a smell and taste disorders are recommended to undergo further evaluations for COVID-19 infection [ 65 ].…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Periodontal Practice: The Immunological, Clinical, and Economic Points of View

Darestani

Akbari

Yaghobee

et al. 2022

BioMed Research International

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The recent global health problem, COVID-19, has had far-reaching impacts on lifestyles. Although many effective WHO-approved vaccines have been produced that have reduced the spread and severity of the disease, it appears to persist in humans for a long time and possibly forever as everyday it turns out to have new mutations. COVID-19 involves the lungs and other organs primarily through cytokine storms, which have been implicated in many other inflammatory disorders, including periodontal diseases. COVID-19 is in a close association with dental and periodontal practice from two respects: first, repeated mandatory lockdowns have reduced patient referrals to dentists and limited the dental and periodontal procedures to emergency treatments, whereas it is important to recognize the oral manifestations of COVID-19 as well as the influence of oral and periodontal disease on the severity of COVID-19. Second, dentistry is one of the high-risk professions in terms of close contact with unmasked individuals, necessitating redefining the principles of infection control. The pressures of the economic recession on patients as well as dentists add to the difficulty of resuming elective dental services. Therefore, this study is divided into two parts corresponding to what mentioned above: the first part examines the clinical and immunological associations between COVID-19 and periodontal and oral diseases, and the second part delineates the measures needed to control the disease transmission in dental clinics as well as the economic impact of the pandemic era on dental services.

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Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

A Method for Preventing Aerosols During Dental Treatment With an Oroscope

A Method for Preventing Aerosols During Dental Treatment With an Oroscope

Clinical Features of COVID-19 and Differentiation from Other Causes of CAP

COVID-19 Pandemic and Periodontal Practice: The Immunological, Clinical, and Economic Points of View

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