STATE OF THE MUCOSA OF THE MOUTH IN PATIENTS WHO HAD COVID-19
Aim. The study of the state of the oral mucosa in patients who have undergone COVID-19 with concomitant and chronic dental diseases. Material and methods. The work is based on the results of a survey of 36 patients (22 women and 14 men) who underwent COVID-19, aged 30 to 65 years, with pathology of the oral mucosa. Dental examination of patients was carried out according to the generally accepted scheme, according to the results of the examination, patients were prescribed complex pathogenetic and etiotropic treatment, considering the principles of an individual approach. Patients are recommended sanitation of the oral cavity with professional hygiene. Results. Most patients (95%) first of all noted bad breath, probably due to impaired taste and smell sensitivity. All patients noted the restoration of taste at various times after recovery, while 20% of patients reported a decrease in smell after recovery; 12% reported dry atrophic mucous membrane of the tongue, the presence of a white viscous coating. Men at the same time less often noted halitosis relative to females. Almost every second patient (50%) noted the appearance of putrefactive-necrotic ulcers on the cheeks and hard palate. Conclusion. The results obtained substantiate the necessity and expediency of including a dental examination of this category of patients after their clinical recovery. The task of a dentist is to timely diagnose dental manifestations in patients who have had a coronavirus infection and to select the most adapted algorithm for their treatment, depending on the clinical manifestations in the oral cavity.