COVID-19 and Periodontal Disease: The Potential Role of Interluekin-6
COVID-19 crisis effects people all over the world. Great majority of patients have mild symptoms, while some others experience severe complications or even death. It is indicated that serious symptoms of COVID-19 related to cytokine storm. Many of these components are common with cytokine expression profile of the periodontal disease. Interluekine6, as a pro-inflammatory cytokine, have a great impact on aggravation of COVID-19 and progression of destruction in periodontal disease. Improving oral health and early detection of periodontal disease in patients would decrease adverse outcomes of COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, Cytokine Storm, Interluekine-6, Periodontal Disease
Citation: Samiei N, Ghane HK, Khaled Y. “COVID-19 and Periodontal Disease: The Potential Role of Interluekin-6”. SVOA Dentistry 2:6 (2021) Pages 254-257.
