Padre Andrea, Mourão Leila C
Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Aug;26(S2):112-116.
SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19. Studies have shown that the expression of ACE2 was found in the smaller salivary glands was higher than that in the lungs, suggesting that salivary glands may be a potential target of the virus. This may indicate that one of the main gateways to coronavirus infection is the oral cavity.
This review intended to evaluate the comorbidities of the oral cavity and their relationships to COVID-19 and to show the benefits of homeopathic therapies as adjuvant treatments to increase oral and general health and mitigate the devastating effects of the coronavirus.
The authors conducted a narrative review of articles published in indexed journals and websites of dental institutions and the WHO. They were selected oral pathological manifestations, sleep disorders, mood, orofacial pain and bruxism, associated with the oral-facial manifestations of Covid-19 and articles of evidence of homeopathy in dentistry.
Study done in Brazil with research professors in Homeopathy and Periodontics in universities.
Some studies report that patients who are more susceptible to anxiety and stress during the pandemic, due to social confinement, may have disorders in the stomatognathic system such as: neuralgic pain in the face and teeth, fractures of teeth and dental prostheses, nibbled mucosa, stomatitis, ulcers, pain in the Temporal Mandibular Joint, otalgias, dental tightening, bruxism, xerostomia, peeling of the mucous membranes and skin, facial paralysis.
The researchers concluded that homeopathy is a safe and viable therapy for the control of COVID-19 symptoms, as scientific evidence has proven its benefits through clinical trials and use in previous epidemics. In dentistry, this therapy allows the dentist to act fully in the promotion of oral health and in the prevention of oral and systemic diseases.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）是引发2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情的一种新型病毒。研究表明，在小唾液腺中发现的血管紧张素转换酶2（ACE2）表达高于肺部，这表明唾液腺可能是该病毒的一个潜在靶点。这可能意味着冠状病毒感染的主要途径之一是口腔。
本综述旨在评估口腔合并症及其与COVID-19的关系，并展示顺势疗法作为辅助治疗的益处，以增强口腔和全身健康，减轻冠状病毒的破坏性影响。
作者对索引期刊、牙科机构网站和世界卫生组织（WHO）网站上发表的文章进行了叙述性综述。他们挑选了与COVID-19的口腔面部表现相关的口腔病理表现、睡眠障碍、情绪、口面部疼痛和磨牙症，以及牙科领域顺势疗法的证据文章。
该研究在巴西进行，研究人员为大学中的顺势疗法和牙周病学教授。
一些研究报告称，在疫情期间因社交隔离而更容易焦虑和压力大的患者，可能会出现口颌系统紊乱，如：面部和牙齿神经痛、牙齿和假牙骨折、黏膜咬伤、口腔炎、溃疡、颞下颌关节疼痛、耳痛、牙齿紧绷、磨牙症、口干、黏膜和皮肤脱皮、面瘫。
研究人员得出结论，顺势疗法是控制COVID-19症状的一种安全可行的疗法，因为科学证据已通过临床试验和在以往疫情中的应用证明了其益处。在牙科领域，这种疗法使牙医能够在促进口腔健康以及预防口腔和全身疾病方面充分发挥作用。
