THE ROLE OF PROSTHODONTICS IN VARIOUS CLINICAL SCENARIOS OF MUCORMYCOSIS: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease thing caused by a unique coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first documented in China in December 2019 and subsequently causing a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been sweeping across the globe. During the current pandemic of COVID-19, acountless of manifestations and complications have emerged and are being reported on. There is anincidence of patients with COVID-19 who are at increased risk of acute cardiac injury, arrhythmias, thromboembolic complications like pulmonary embolism and acute stroke), and secondary infection to name a few.The frequency of fungal infections is increasing due to immunodeficiency viruses and immunosuppressive drugs. Candidiasis is the most common fungal infection of the oral cavity.Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection, often acute and extremely severe, occurring in patients with an underlying condition. Mucormycosis isproduced by saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales. The estimated prevalence of mucormycosis is about70 times greater in India than that in global data. Diabetes mellitus is the most common risk factor, followed by hematological malignancy and solid-organ transplant.