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ArticleBMC oral health2022

A multi-country study on the impact of sex and age on oral features of COVID-19 infection in adolescents and young adults.

Heba Jafar Sabbagh, Wafaa Abdelaziz, Maryam Quritum, Rana Abdullah Alamoudi, Nada Abu Bakr AlKhateeb, Joud Abourdan, Nafeesa Qureshi, Shabnum Qureshi, Ahmed H N Hamoud, Nada Mahmoud and 19 more

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29 authors at 16 institutions in 14 countries.

Heba Jafar SabbaghPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box: 80200, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. hsabbagh@kau.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0002-9788-0379
Wafaa AbdelazizDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
Maryam QuritumDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
Rana Abdullah AlamoudiPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Nada Abu Bakr AlKhateebFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Joud AbourdanMedical Faculty, Istanbul Medipol University, 34230, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nafeesa QureshiCity Quay Dental Practice and Implant Centre, Dundee, DD1 3JA, UK.
Shabnum QureshiDepartment of Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
Ahmed H N HamoudFaculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
Nada MahmoudFaculty of Dentistry, National Ribat University, 1111, Khartoum, Sudan.
Ruba OdehCollege of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Nuraldeen Maher Al-KhanatiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Syrian Private University, Damascus, 386, Syria.
Rawiah JaberGeneral Courses, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Loaie BalkhoyorFaculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed ShabiUniversity of Jeddah, Jeddah, 23218, Saudi Arabia.
Morenike Oluwatoyin FolayanDepartment of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Omolola AladeDepartment of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Noha GomaaSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Raqiya AlnahdiDepartment of Dental Surgery, Oman Dental College, 116, Muscat, Oman.
Nawal A MahmoudInstitute of Creative Art and Design (ICAD), Kuala Lumpur Campus, UCSI University, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hanane El WazzikiDepartment of Cereal Plant Pathology, National Institute of Agricultural Research, 10090, Rabat, Morocco.
Manal AlnaasDivision of Imaging Science and Technology, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
Bahia SamodienWestern Cape Education Department, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
Rawa A MahmoudMusculoskeletal Center, International Medical Centre, Jeddah, 21451, Saudi Arabia.
Nour Abu AssabSchools of Awqaf, Directorate of Education, Jerusalem, Israel.
Sherin SaadDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Box 431, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Maha Mohamed AlsayadCenter of Orthopedics and Spine Technologies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sondos G AlhachimHealth Education Services, Ingham County, Lansing, MI, 48933, USA.
Maha El TantawiDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
King Abdulaziz University · SAAlexandria University · EGNational Ribat University · SDObafemi Awolowo University · NGAjman University · AEDundee Dental Hospital · GBInstitut National de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée · MAIstanbul Medipol University · TRKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center · SAOman Medical College · OMSyrian Private University · SYUniversity of Dundee · GBUniversity of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Jeddah · SAUniversity of Kashmir · INWestern University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral diseases are features of COVID-19 infection. There is, however, little known about oral diseases associated with COVID-19 in adolescents and young adults (AYA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess oral lesions' association with COVID-19 infection in AYA; and to identify if sex and age will modify these associations. METHODOLOGY: Data was collected for this cross-sectional study between August 2020 and January 2021 from 11-to-23 years old participants in 43-countries using an electronic validated questionnaire developed in five languages. Data collected included information on the dependent variables (the presence of oral conditions- gingival inflammation, dry mouth, change in taste and oral ulcers), independent variable (COVID-19 infection) and confounders (age, sex, history of medical problems and parents' educational level). Multilevel binary logistic regression was used for analysis.

resultsComplete data were available for 7164 AYA, with 7.5% reporting a history of COVID-19 infection. A significantly higher percentage of participants with a history of COVID-19 infection than those without COVID-19 infection reported having dry mouth (10.6% vs 7.3%, AOR = 1.31) and taste changes (11.1% vs 2.7%, AOR = 4.11). There was a significant effect modification in the association between COVID-19 infection and the presence of dry mouth and change in taste by age and sex (P = 0.02 and < 0.001).

conclusionCOVID-19 infection was associated with dry mouth and change in taste among AYA and the strength of this association differed by age and sex. These oral conditions may help serve as an index for suspicion of COVID-19 infection in AYA.

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COVID-19XerostomiaAdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAdolescentsCOVID-19 infectionMulti-countryOral conditions

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