Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a huge range of clinical manifestations including oral features. Early diagnosis is an essential key to limit the outbreak of the virus, thus oral manifestations should not be ignored since they can also be a mode of transmission.
Aim & Objective: The aim of this research is to report the oral findings of patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Materials and Methods: This observational study included Forty-two clinically confirmed COVID-19 patients, and systemic symptoms, and oral findings were recorded.
Results: Of the 42 COVID-19 patients, 57.1% of the patients were men, and 42.9% were women, with a mean age was 36.5 years. Thirty-five patients (83.3%) developed oral manifestations. Most common oral findings included dysgeusia (32 patients; 76.2%), xerostomia (13 patients; 31%), burning sensation (11 patients; 26.2%), dysphagia (10 patients; 23.8%), and ulcer (4 patients; 9.5%). Hyposmia, fatigue, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath, and nasal congestion were recorded as common systemic symptoms.
Conclusion: The study findings demonstrated the importance of oral findings in the diagnosis of COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: COVID-19, Oral manifestation, Bangladesh, Erythematous patches, Oral lesion
