COVID-19 DENTAL SURGEONS' KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 137; no. 6; p. e281
• Main Authors: SALES, Isabelle Vanessa Magnata, de OLIVEIRA, Dara Karen Freire, PESSÔA, Katarina Haluli Janô da Veiga, DANTAS, Fernanda Suely Barros, de SOUZA, Jefferson Jorge Morais, LEÃO, Jair Carneiro, CARVALHO, Alessandra de Albuquerque Tavares
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.06.2024
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.12.634

To assess dental surgeons´ knowledge regarding oral manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A self-administered multiple-choice questionnaire was prepared using Google Forms and distributed through social media. The survey included 63 dental surgeons, and 47 participants were female. Most participants were aware of the association between the virus and host (63.49%), knew that oral candidiasis was related to the antibiotics prescribed for COVID-19 therapy (68.25%), and that hydroxychloroquine, ceftriaxone sodium, and azithromycin caused changes in oral health (55.55%). A high proportion of professionals (68.25%) were aware that fungal, viral, and bacterial coinfections could be acquired during hospitalization. Although 52.38% of dentists responded that they knew how the oral manifestations of COVID-19 were triggered, less than half (20.63%) were aware of the most common conditions (xerostomia, oral ulcerations, vesicular lesions, and acute parotitis) associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Dentists have general knowledge regarding the impact of COVID-19 on oral health and should be updated on the most common oral manifestations. Funding: CNPq