Dentists from the University of McGill in Canada and the Institute for Health of the Oral Oral of the Medical Corporation Hamad in Qatar found a link between the inflammatory diseases of the gum and the severity of Coronavirus’s current. This is written “Izvestia”.
Experts analyzed 568 patients. It turned out that patients with periodontitis the risk of death in infecting COVID-19 increases 8.81 times, such people are 3.54 times more likely to intensive care and 4.57 times more often they need artificial ventilation of the lungs.
Russian researchers explained that the coronavirus amazes primarily the cells of the mucous membranes in the mouth. If they are inflamed, the microcirculation of blood in the vessels is disturbed, after which they are destroyed. The infection immediately penetrates blood and increases the risk of thrombosis. Experts also explained that the inflammatory diseases of the gum may be associated with the pathologies of the kidneys, stomach, intestines.
Scientists noted that patients aged 15-19 and 35-44 years old are most often suffering from periodontitis. They recommended during the pandemic period to pay special attention to hygiene and mouth health.
Previously, scientists called signs of severe coronavirus. It turned out that the amount of T-lymphocytes in the blood of an infected patient is a biomarker, which is capable of predicting the severity of the course of the disease at an early stage.