COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview on Dentistry

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019, also called COVID-19, is the latest infectious disease to rapidly develop worldwide [...]

COVID-19 Surface Persistence: A Recent Data Summary and Its Importance for Medical and Dental Settings

“…When dentists treat patients, they should intercept potentially infected persons before they reach the operating areas; for example, identifying those with a fever measuring >37.5 • C and posing a few questions about the patient's general health status in the last 7 days, and about the risk of having been in contact with other infected persons. Dentists as well as medical office employees should always be covered by facial masks, and they should remind patients to maintain the 1-m distance with each other during their waiting time [34,35].…”

Dentistry during the COVID-19 Epidemic: An Italian Workflow for the Management of Dental Practice

“…Viral particles can be detected in saliva during COVID-19 infection, thus some authors proposed saliva sampling as a reliable diagnostic tool [26]. On behalf of these considerations, all dentistry operators must always be diligent in protecting against the spread of infectious disease [32], as well as note the importance of providing clear and easy guidelines to manage patients and make dental practice safe from any risk [33].…”

COVID-19 Outbreak and Perspective in Morocco

“…The limitation of people circulating outside their home, social distancing, the cessation of almost all working activities and the request to the population to use protective masks and gloves all have the aim of minimizing the likelihood that people who are not infected come into contact with others who are already infected and probably still asymptomatic (6) . In Addition, Moroccan government decided to suspend travel to the countries most affected by the pandemic, and soon after to close the borders.…”

“…The treatment of COVID-19 is initially based on prevention of contamination by containment measures: in China and South Korea, the severe application of such interventions has regularly and drastically reduced new cases, and this experience shows that a reversion of epidemic growth is possible in the short-term (6).…”