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Observational studyInternational dental journal2023

Association of Peri-Implant Health Status With COVID-19.

Fatemah AlAhmari, Reghunathan S Preethanath, Darshan Devang Divakar, Dena Ali

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Observational study in International dental journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Fatemah AlAhmariDepartment of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: falahmari@ksu.edu.sa.
Reghunathan S PreethanathDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Darshan Devang DivakarDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia.
Dena AliDepartment of General Dental Practice, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.
Jazan University · SAKing Saud University · SAKuwait University · KWMinistry of Health · ZM

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this research was to evaluate peri-implant health status in patients infected with COVID-19 and control patients (individuals without COVID-19).

methodsThis observational investigation was performed in adults with (test group) and without (control group) COVID-19 infection having at least 1 functional dental implant. Self-reported education status and daily frequency of toothbrushing and flossing was determined. A questionnaire was administered to record demographic data, brushing/flossing frequency, and education status. Periodontal examination comprised full-mouth assessment of clinical attachment loss (CAL), plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), and gingival index (GI). Peri-implant PD, modified PI, and modified gingival index were recorded. Loss of marginal and crestal bone around teeth and implants was also measured. Significance level was established for P < .05.

resultsSeventy-three (41 males) and 71 (44 males) individuals were included in the test and control groups, respectively. Average ages of patients and controls were 44.6 ± 5.2 and 40.1 ± 3.1 years, respectively. University-level education was attained by 52 (75.3%) and 50 (70.4%) individuals in the test and control groups, respectively. Seventy (95.9%) and 68 (95.7%) patients and controls were brushing twice a day. Once-daily interproximal flossing was reported by 44 (60.3%) and 48 (67.6%) individuals in test and control groups. All participants had healthy periodontal and peri-implant tissues.

conclusionsThe study indicated that there are no short-term adverse effects on the peri-implant tissues due to acute COVID-19 infection, and further well-controlled longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effect of the infection on these tissues.

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Alveolar Bone LossCOVID-19Dental ImplantsToothAdultDental Plaque IndexHumansMaleToothbrushingDental ImplantsClinical attachment lossCOVID-19Dental implantProbing depth

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