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Periodontitis Associated With Severe COVID

Case study shows that periodontitis was associated with COVID-19 complication including death, ICU admission and need for assisted ventilation. Findings also show COVID patients with periodontitis to have higher white blood cell counts, D-dimer and C Reactive Protein levels, biomarkers that are linked to worse disease outcome.

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