{"id":6550,"date":"2020-08-21T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:14:19","slug":"mouth-covid-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/2020\/08\/21\/mouth-covid-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"MOUTH-COVID CONNECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Researchers around the world are combining efforts to increase our understanding of SARS-\u00a0CoV-2, and recent findings point to the potential role of cytokine storms in the severity of this\u00a0viral infection. High Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels have been linked to significantly higher risk for pulmonary\u00a0complications and increased need for mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients. As dental\u00a0professionals try to establish a new normal in their practices, they play a significant role in\u00a0decreasing transmission of the coronavirus disease and decreasing inflammation, including IL-6 cytokine levels. Periodontitis has been shown to increase cytokine levels locally and systemically so periodontal therapy should produce the reverse.<\/p>\n

Periodontitis has been previously associated with increased risk for respiratory conditions, such\u00a0as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and lung function. Hence there is\u00a0biological plausibility for a link between periodontitis, IL-6 levels, and COVID-19-related\u00a0pulmonary problems. The potential mechanisms behind this association include systemic\u00a0inflammation, bacterial load, gut dysbiosis, and endothelial function. Genetic variations in the\u00a0IL-6 gene can also be a relevant risk factor for exacerbated inflammatory response. Utilizing the MyPerioID\u00ae IL-6 saliva test can help dental professionals assess a patient\u2019s risk based on their genotype.<\/p>\n

Periodontal treatment can decrease the burden of systemic inflammation, thus decreasing the\u00a0risk for pulmonary complications due to COVID-19 for both the systemically healthy and those with systemic conditions. Despite the lack of studies on this topic, the\u00a0importance of oral hygiene and periodontal health for respiratory conditions and COVID-19\u00a0infections should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n

Based on the potential for gum disease to worsen lung complications in COVID-19 patients and that gum disease progresses silently without obvious symptoms, dentists should promote periodontal screening, plaque control, and periodontal treatment when indicated. A healthy periodontium may help decrease the severity and complications related to COVID-19 infections. Additionally, some variants in the IL-6 gene can put a person at higher risk for gum disease and some suggest a link to significantly higher risk for pulmonary complications of COVID-19. IL-6 testing is simply done with a 30 second swish and gargle saliva collection. Knowing the IL-6 risk can help customize treatment strategies for periodontal disease and possibly, soon, for COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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As dental professionals try to establish a new normal in their practices, they play a significant role in decreasing transmission of the coronavirus disease and decreasing inflammation, including IL-6 cytokine levels. Periodontitis has been shown to increase cytokine levels locally and systemically so periodontal therapy should produce the reverse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":6562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[174,3],"class_list":["post-6550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","tag-covid-19","tag-salivary-diagnostics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mouth-Covid-image.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7W16z-1HE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6550"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7781,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6550\/revisions\/7781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}