Coronavirus disease: Dental review

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic outbreak by the World Health Organization, creating a significant impact on health care system. Realizing the high risk associated with this disease and its high rate of transmission, dentists were instructed by health authorities, to stop providing treatment which i...

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Published in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2022-01, Vol.26 (1), p.16-20
Main Authors: Singh, Saurabh Pratap, Singh, Pratyush, Gupta, Om Prakash, Gupta, Shalini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
Disease transmission
Medical personnel
Review
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Summary:COVID-19 was declared a pandemic outbreak by the World Health Organization, creating a significant impact on health care system. Realizing the high risk associated with this disease and its high rate of transmission, dentists were instructed by health authorities, to stop providing treatment which includes aerosols and droplets and only except emergency complaints. This was mainly for protection of dental healthcare personnel, their families, contacts, and their patients from the transmission of virus. Hence, this review focuses on the life cycle of COVID-19, its clinical symptoms and several issues concerned directly to dental practice in terms of prevention, treatment, and orofacial clinical manifestations.
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_288_21