Loss of taste, Smell and Oral Manifestations in COVID 19
Received Date: Nov 01, 2022 / Published Date: Nov 30, 2022
Abstract
COVID 19 mainly affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurological systems but it also involves the oral cavity, olfactory and integumentary system. The oral manifestations of COVID 19 along with inflammatory response of surrounding tissues are due to angiotensin converting enzymes (ACE 2) and Trans membrane serine protease (TMPRSS 2). ACE 2 and TMPRSS 2 play a key role in virus transmission through saliva and shows its expression in the salivary glands, oral mucosal epithelium. The reported oral manifestation of COVID 19 are Xerostomia, loss of taste, smell, COVID tongue,halitosis and mucosal lesions.The exact mechanism how these structures are involved are not known that whether these manifestations are the result of direct infection or secondary manifestations.This review will discuss the oral manifestations of COVID 19 along with its possible mechanism.
Citation: Muzab J (2022) Loss of taste, Smell and Oral Manifestations in COVID 19. Epidemiol Sci, 12: 468. Doi: 10.4172/2161-1165.1000468
Copyright: © 2022 Muzab J. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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