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Review
. 2022 Feb;123(1):64-73.
doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.01.012. Epub 2021 Jan 30.

A German AWMF's S2e/realist synthesis and meta-narrative snapshot of craniomaxillofacial manifestations in COVID-19 patients: Rapid living update on 1 January 2021

Poramate Pitak-Arnnop  1 , Jean-Paul Meningaud  2 , Nattapong Sirintawat  3 , Keskanya Subbalekha  4 , Prim Auychai  5 , Anak Iamaroon  6 , Pornchai O-Charoenrat  7 , Surajit Suntorntham  8 , Robert Messer-Peti  9 , Andreas Neff  10
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A German AWMF's S2e/realist synthesis and meta-narrative snapshot of craniomaxillofacial manifestations in COVID-19 patients: Rapid living update on 1 January 2021

Poramate Pitak-Arnnop et al. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Purposes: To execute a review answering the following question: "Among novel coronavirus disease (COVID19) patients, what are craniomaxillofacial (CMF) manifestations?" based on the RAMESES and the German Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF)'s S2e guidelines.

Methods: We performed a realist synthesis and meta-narrative review extracting data in English, French, German and Thai from PubMed/Medline, Embase, Biomed Central, Cochrane Library, and Thai Journals Online, until 1 January 2021. The primary outcome variable was CMF manifestations grouped into 5 categories: (1) mouth and throat, (2) nose, paranasal sinus, and skull base (3) ocular/orbital and periorbital tissue, (4) ear, and (5) craniofacial skin. Appropriate statistics was computed.

Results: Thirty-seven original articles meeting the inclusion criteria were analysed; all were in English and indexed in PubMed/Medline. Hand searches of their references yielded a total of 101 articles for the review. Most data were in low level of evidence and focused on smell and taste disturbances and non-specific orofacial lesions. Iatrogenic complications may occur in this body region. Conservative measures remained effective and were usually enough for patient care.

Conclusion: Because SARS-CoV-2 infection is new and becomes the stringent worldwide pandemic within a short time period, most of the data on CMF symptoms are of low level evidence. Apart from taste and smell dysfunctions, non-specific CMF lesions can be found and treated conservatively. Treatment complications are possible. Dentists and CMF surgeons are privileged to examine the orofacial region and work closely with colleagues in other specialities to combat this pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Craniomaxillofacial region; Head and neck; Review; Signs and symptoms.

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Flow chart of the literature search.
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Craniomaxillofacial manifestations of COVID-19.
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