COVID-19 AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE - AN OVERVIEW

Covid 19 a pandemic disease caused by SARS CoV-2 mainly affects lungs and causes respiratory distress. The severity of the disease increase with underlying systemic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Periodontal disease comprises a group of disease involving inflammatory reaction of the host and dysbiosis that eventually affects the periodontium and could have systemic involvement . Since inflammatory and dysbiosis affects systemic health it is possible that the periodontal status indicates the risk and severity of the infection . In Covid 19 there has been increased levels of circulating proinflammatory cytokines has been reported . The abnormal secretion of adipokines, cytokines and interferons may induce an impaired immune response. So, there is presence of a common inflammatory response leads to a possible relation between periodontal disease and Covid-19.