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Maintain Oral Health

• Drink fluoridated water and brush with fluoride toothpaste.

• Practice good oral hygiene. Brush teeth thoroughly twice a day and floss daily between the teeth to remove dental plaque.

• Visit your dentist at least once a year, even if you have no natural teeth or have dentures.

• Do not use any tobacco products. If you smoke, quit.

• Limit alcoholic drinks.

• If you have diabetes, work to maintain control of the disease. This will decrease risk for other complications, including gum disease. Treating gum disease may help lower your blood sugar level.

• If your medication causes dry mouth, ask your doctor for a different medication that may not cause this condition. If dry mouth cannot be avoided, drink plenty of water, chew sugarless gum, and avoid tobacco products and alcohol.

• See your doctor or a dentist if you have sudden changes in taste and smell.

• When acting as a caregiver, help older individuals brush and floss their teeth if they are not able to perform these activities independently.

The top five oral manifestations associated with COVID-19.

1. Xerostomia (dry mouth)​ : COVID-19 has been suggested to cause dry mouth for a variety of reasons. The most common is mouth breathing by an individual due to mask use. Mouth breathing can desiccate oral tissue especially without frequent hydration. Studies suggest that another biological mechanism involves viral entry into the salivary glands​

2. Gingival inflammation : Bleeding and inflammation in oral tissue have been suggested to be a result of a generalized increase in inflammation due to elevated levels of cytokines and interleukins initiated by the SARS CoV-2 virus.

3. Cracked teeth : three COVID-19 pandemic-related factors that could cause an increase in tooth facture from bruxism. First, psychological stress from the pandemic could have a major role in stress-related tooth fracture. Second, poor orthopedic posture from makeshift at-home workstations could lead to bruxism. Finally, sleep deprivation and/or obstructive sleep apnea could result in bruxism and cracked teeth.

4. Loss of taste and smell : A sudden onset in loss of taste (ageusia) and smell (anosmia) are two symptoms that can be the earliest indicators of COVID-19. An average of 47% (up to 80%) of individuals who test positive for COVID-19 can have subjective complaints of taste and smell loss, particularly in cases of asymptomatic or mild disease.

5. Oral ulcerations : COVID-19 has been associated with vascularity anomalies due to viral damage of blood vessels.Ulceration and tissue damage can be further exacerbated by increased inflammation and upregulation in inflammatory markers due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus