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Jaw-related complications in COVID-19 patients; a systematic review
Najla Dar-Odeh1,2, Dilnoza Turdikulovna Bobamuratova3, Ahmad Alnazzawi1
1College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia.
Objective:
The aim of this review was to highlight jaw-related complications in COVID-19 manifestations, their etiology, and prevention methods.
Methods:
A systematic review of literature was conducted. MEDLINE/PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched for the following keywords: "COVID-19" "Oral manifestations", "Musculoskeletal patients", "Mandible", "Jaw", "Osteonecrosis", "MRONJ", and "dry socket".
Results:
Only nine articles were included in this review. Jaw-related disorders associated with COVID-19 were dry socket, osteonecrosis, and orofacial pain related to temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) and giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Conclusion:
COVID-19 potentially predisposes to osteonecrosis due to thrombotic inflammatory phenomena caused by the disease itself or its therapeutic modalities. All jaw osteonecrosis cases reported so far in relation to COVID-19 affected the upper jaw. Orofacial pain in COVID-19 patients was related to TMD and GCA. Clinical evidence-based studies are required to investigate the actual prevalence and possible correlation between COVID-19 and jaw-related disorders.
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