Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2020;75:e2030.

Teledentistry support in COVID-19 oral care

Gabriel de Toledo Telles-Araujo , Raquel D’Aquino Garcia Caminha , Monira Samaan Kallás , Paulo Sergio da Silva Santos

DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e2030

Given the latest updates in scientific publications about the impact of COVID-19 on oral health, such as the role of salivary glands as potential reservoirs for SARS-CoV-2 (), the appearance of possible oral vesiculobullous lesions (), and the presence maculopapular manifestations in suspected and confirmed cases (), we aimed to emphasize the inexorable need for close monitoring by a dentist specialized in oral medicine in such COVID-19 patients. Their skill and accuracy in diagnosing mouth diseases could contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 in oral health.

Based on the recent data, topical and systemic corticosteroid therapy is not recommended for COVID-19 infection. Hence, positive patients with immune-mediated oral conditions (pemphigus, pemphigoid, lichen planus) may present exacerbations of these manifestations during the period of viral infection. Correspondingly, multidrug therapies in patients positive for SARS-CoV2 and hospitalization conditions could also result in oral implications such as opportunistic infections, xerostomia, traumatic ulcerations due to orotracheal intubation, and periodontal disease ().

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