新型冠状病毒肺炎与牙周炎的潜在关联

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是目前全球面临的最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。牙周炎是一种高发病率的慢性疾病，同时也是多种全身性疾病的诱因。最新研究表明COVID-19与心血管疾病、高血压、糖尿病、肥胖和慢性肾病等其他慢性疾病存在相关性。旨在基于严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)的感染与牙周炎发生的主要致病机制探讨两者之间是否存在潜在关联。总结发现牙周炎与COVID-19发病率的上升没有直接关联，但是牙周炎能间接影响COVID-19预后。对两者关系的进一步了解，不仅可以预防牙周炎，还可以降低COVID-19不良预后的发生。本文为COVID-19合并牙周炎患者的治疗提供新型研究思路及理论参考。

Potential Link between COVID-19 and Periodontitis

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the most pressing public health issues facing the whole world today. Periodontitis is a chronic disease with high incidence and is also the cause of many systemic diseases. Recent researches have shown a link between COVID-19 and other chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the potential association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-COV-2) infection and the main pathogenesis of periodontitis. Periodontitis was not found in summary to be directly associated with the incidence rate of COVID-19, but may eventually influence COVID-19 prognosis in an indirect manner. A better understanding of the relationship could not only prevent periodontitis, but also reduce the incidence of adverse prognosis for COVID-19. Thus providing new research line of thought and theoretical basis for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with periodontitis.