COVID 19-An Update on Oral Changes
Srividhya Srinivasan *
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maher, India.
K. Saraswathi Gopal
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maher, India.
P. Mahesh Kumar
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maher, India.
V. Poongodi
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maher, India.
R. Anitha
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maher, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 is a novel coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae originating in Wuhan, China has created a impact across the globe. The disease has been declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020. In this review, an update on virology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation with detailed update on oral manifestations .
Keywords: Sars cov 2, COVID, oral, manifestations.