Dental care in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: a review

E Shamsoddin, LM DeTora, MR Tovani-Palone… - Medical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given the dynamic relationship between oral and general health, dental care must not be
neglected even during a public health emergency. Nevertheless, the fear of contracting the …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis of taste impairment and salivary dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

Y Okada, K Yoshimura, S Toya… - Japanese Dental Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible pandemic disease
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The …

Salivary detection of Chikungunya virus infection using a portable and sustainable biophotonic platform coupled with artificial intelligence algorithms

M Guevara-Vega, RB Rosa, DC Caixeta, MA Costa… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
The current detection method for Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) involves an invasive and
costly molecular biology procedure as the gold standard diagnostic method. Consequently …

ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in human saliva can adsorb to the oral mucosal epithelium

F Zhu, Y Zhong, H Ji, R Ge, L Guo, H Song… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is primarily transmitted
through droplets. All human tissues with the angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection and future developments: a review

J Gao, L Quan - … science monitor: international medical journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-
CoV-2, has infected more than 50.6 million individuals and caused over 1.2 million deaths …

Effects of tea, catechins and catechin derivatives on Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2

M Shin-Ya, M Nakashio, E Ohgitani, A Suganami… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 have multiple mutations in the S-proteins and
show high transmissibility. We previously reported that tea catechin (−)-epigallocatechin …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid inactivation in vitro of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva by black tea and green tea

E Ohgitani, M Shin-Ya, M Ichitani, M Kobayashi… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Saliva plays major roles in the human-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2. If the virus in
saliva in SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals can be rapidly and efficiently inactivated by a …

SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA in dental biofilms: Supragingival and subgingival findings from inpatients in a COVID‐19 intensive care unit

SC Gomes, JG da Fonseca, LM Miller… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Saliva, salivary glands, gingival crevicular fluid, and supragingival biofilms may
harbor SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA. This observational study aimed to investigate the presence and …

Reduction of SARS-CoV-2 salivary viral load with pre-procedural mouth rinses: a randomised, controlled, clinical trial

JK Farmaha, JN James, K Frazier, NS Sahajpal… - British Dental …, 2023 - nature.com
Introduction The purpose of this study was to test the short-term efficacy of four commercial
mouthwashes versus water in reducing SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the oral cavity over …

Milk Casein Inhibits Effect of Black Tea Galloylated Theaflavins to Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro

M Nakashio, E Ohgitani, M Shin-Ya, M Kawamoto… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Continuing caution is required against the potential emergence of SARS-CoV-2 novel
mutants that could pose the next global health and socioeconomical threats. If virus in saliva …