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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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Coronavirus disease and its oral implications: A diagnostic realm
Sandeep Saurabh1, Juzer Saifuddin Miyajiwala2, Sukriti Paul3, Sugandha Arya3, Ashlesha Gogoi4, Juhi Soni5
1 Department of Pedodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India
2 Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
4 Clinical practioner, Tezpur, Assam, India
5 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Pacific Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sugandha Arya
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur 342005, Rajasthan.
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/INJO.INJO_26_21
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the type of β-coronavirus that is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic across the world. Human-to-human transmission of this disease may occur through respiratory droplets, sneezing, and touch. The most common symptoms of patients include fever, fatigue, dry cough, and diarrhea. Dysgeusia is the first recognized oral symptom. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction remains the standard test along with chest X-rays as the first-line imaging modality for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Despite many treatment options are under trial still none of these can control its virulence potential. |
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