Wanderley Marcelo Ivander Andrade, Rodrigues-Oliveira Leticia, Nascimento Teresa Cristina Dias Cunha, Cardoso Luiz Francisco, Brandão Thaís Bianca, Santos-Silva Alan Roger, Prado-Ribeiro Ana Carolina
Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo 01308-050, Brazil.
Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil.
Dent J (Basel). 2025 Aug 11;13(8):362. doi: 10.3390/dj13080362.
To investigate the demographic, epidemiological, and medical profiles of hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received dental care, and to identify their main oral health needs. This retrospective, descriptive cohort study analyzed medical and dental records of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at a private tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, from January 2020 to March 2022. The data collected included demographic variables, comorbidities, length of hospitalization, need for respiratory support, clinical outcomes, dental diagnoses, and procedures performed. A total of 129 medical records were reviewed. The sample included 93 males (72%) and 36 females (28%), with a mean age of 72 years. Comorbidities were present in 92% of cases, most frequently a prior COVID-19 infection (59%), diabetes (36%), and depression (31%). The mean hospital stay was 51 days, with a median of 33 days. Most patients (91%) required ICU care; among these, 87% received invasive mechanical ventilation. Dental consultations were most commonly requested for oral assessments (88%), lesions (58%), and opportunistic infections (8%). The most frequent diagnoses were trauma-related lesions from orotracheal intubation (63%), opportunistic infections (45%), and odontogenic or periodontal infections (15%). Primary treatments included oral hygiene procedures (89%), photobiomodulation therapy (67%), and tooth extractions (6%). Patients received an average of eight dental consultations. The overall mortality rate was 26%. Older male patients with COVID-19 frequently required intensive dental care during hospitalization. Oral trauma and opportunistic infections were common, highlighting the need for specialized dental management in critically ill populations.
调查接受牙科护理的新冠肺炎住院患者的人口统计学、流行病学和医学特征,并确定他们的主要口腔健康需求。这项回顾性描述性队列研究分析了2020年1月至2022年3月在巴西圣保罗一家私立三级医院住院的新冠肺炎患者的医疗和牙科记录。收集的数据包括人口统计学变量、合并症、住院时间、呼吸支持需求、临床结果、牙科诊断和实施的程序。共审查了129份医疗记录。样本包括93名男性(72%)和36名女性(28%),平均年龄72岁。92%的病例存在合并症,最常见的是既往新冠肺炎感染(59%)、糖尿病(36%)和抑郁症(31%)。平均住院时间为51天,中位数为33天。大多数患者(91%)需要重症监护;其中,87%接受有创机械通气。牙科会诊最常见的是用于口腔评估(88%)、病变(58%)和机会性感染(8%)。最常见的诊断是经口气管插管引起的创伤相关病变(63%)、机会性感染(45%)和牙源性或牙周感染(15%)。主要治疗包括口腔卫生程序(89%)、光生物调节疗法(67%)和拔牙(6%)。患者平均接受了八次牙科会诊。总死亡率为26%。患有新冠肺炎的老年男性患者在住院期间经常需要强化牙科护理。口腔创伤和机会性感染很常见,这突出了对重症人群进行专门牙科管理的必要性。