Covid-19 Impact an Oral Health with a Focus on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders| Stephy Publishers

 


SOJ Dental and Oral Disorder - (SOJDOD) | Stephy Publishers  


Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic caused an increase in stress-related oral health conditions in 2020. In the United States, at one point the unemployment rate was at 25% with more than 20million Americans unemployed. Stressors experienced by the population during 2020 due to Covid-19 were evident in the dental field. This commentary identifies the causes for the spike in stress- related oral conditions as noted by the American Dental Association. Additionally, will explore the cause, effect, and possible solutions of some of the oral-health conditions mentioned.

Keywords
Oral health, Joint disorders, Harmful oral bacteria, Tooth chipping

Introduction

A year after declaring Covid-19 a global pandemic, gathered and analyzed data is starting to show the effects the pandemic had on oral health in the United States. Covid-19 had such a profound impact on all sectors of life because it being a new viral disease that had no treatment and being highly infectious. It had halted life as we knew it, from school and retail shop closures to delaying elective dental procedures for a minimum of 3months.1 Before the end of March 2019, 95% of all dental offices in the US was either completely shut down, or only open for emergency services.2 This commentary will focus on the rise of stress-related oral health conditions dental offices have experienced due to the pandemic, with a detailed view on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJD).

Body

While the importance of oral health and its relationship to the rest of the body should be already established news with concrete evidence, it is still argued and questioned by some.3 The wellbeing of your oral health can influence various disease like:

1.    a) Endocarditis: An infection of the inner lining of the heart occurs when harmful oral bacteria travel through the bloodstream and attach to those areas in the heart.4

2.    b) Pneumonia: Harmful bacteria from the oral cavity can travel to the lungs and cause respiratory complications.5

3.    c) Pregnancy and birth complication: Periodontal disease has been established as a risk factor for preterm or low birth weight.6

Also, in particular situations some disease in the body can affect oral health:

4.    d) Diabetes: Due to the reduced immune response, individuals with diabetes and more frequent and more severe gum diseases. 7

5.    e) HIV: For the same reason as diabetes, individuals with HIV develop painful lesions in their oral cavity.8

6.    f) Osteoporosis: A significant periodontal bone loss that leads to tooth loss is prevalent in people with osteoporosis.9

 
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