COVID-19: Special Precautions in Dentistry

Bouguezzi, Adel

doi:10.38125/oajbs.000164

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“…Bouguezzi et al [11] redefines essential protocols for the dentist's safety in each area of expertise. In all of them, the use of rotary instruments, periodontal hand instruments, odontological ultrasound and prosthetic molds are not recommended, as they can induce coughing.…”

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“…Emphasized in most authors, the use of mouthwashes was widely recommended [10,11], the technique is effective in reducing viral load in the mouth for a period of time [16]. In all studies related to dental care [3][4][5][6]10,11], it is recommended to perform procedures only in urgent cases. Pre-screening performed by telephone or internet is a great ally of the dentist [9], however, there are asymptomatic patients and the performance of only one procedure in this patient can generate aerosols and leave the entire area contaminated for up to 9 days if there is no rigid asepsis [1,2].…”

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“…Most authors agree on the adoption of new protection measures [2][3][4][5][6]8], pre-screening [1,2,4,5,9] and performing procedures only in emergencies [3][4][5][6]10,11], however, in a matter of days the world scene changes, all these articles were published in the pandemic's first months first months. Due the current spread of the disease and the high rate of deaths worldwide, the best measure is interrupting all dental act, except for the awareness work done by dentists, who are, above all, health professionals.…”

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COVID-19 pandemic impacts to Dentistry

Medeiros

Santos

Barreto

et al. 2020

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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Objective: To achieve a literature review on the impacts of COVID-19 on dentistry. Methods: Analysis of scientific articles contained in the LILACS and PubMed platforms that fulfill the informative purpose of the research. Results: The production of aerosols during dental procedures could be highlighted as the most dangerous agent, the literature recommends restricting the type of service only to emergencies and reducing the use of rotating instruments or cough-inducing equipaments. New protective measures must be taken, such as the type of PPE used and the frequency of asepsis of the workplace, since any surface that has been exposed to oral or pharyngeal secretions may contain a load of viral particles, an online triage is also recommended before any assistance. Due to the easy spreading of this disease and the possibility of asymptomatic patients, the current best measure is avoiding the execution of procediments. Conclusion: COVID-19 will be a milestone for the current generations of health professionals, it could also be an advance for use distance technologies and integration of new biosafety techniques.

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Santos

Barreto

et al. 2020

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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“…After initial examination, dental hygienists and periodontologists should consider debrimentation and maintenance treatments as non-emergency conditions (with the exception of specific and painful cases) and postpone all such elective procedures 12,13 . The efficacy of ultrasonic scalers have been found to be similar to manual instrumentation, but involve more risk in terms of aerosol spread 10,21 . It was reported that the amount of aerosols is regardless of the type of scaler and power level used and most of the droplets accumulate in inner corners of the eyes and around the nose 22,23 .…”

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Periodontal management during COVID-19 pandemic: Mini review

Bayrakdar¹,

İlhan²,

Bayrakdar³

et al. 2021

Balkan J Dent Med

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Summary A few cases of pneumonia were reported by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Republic of China and this mysterious pneumonia was recognized as novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the course of time on 31 December 2019. Based on the literature knowledge, COVID-19 outbreak was came into existence through an animal-to-human transmission, then continued human-to-human diffusion. Especially dentists among the medical professionals are at high-risk group of SARS-CoV-2 virus contamination because of several routine dental procedures having the risk to convey the SARS-CoV-2 virus via droplets and close contact. In this mini review, it was aimed to give information about patient management during COVID-19 pandemic for dental practitioners, periodontologists and dental hygienists.

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How can biophotonics help dentistry to avoid or minimize cross infection by SARS-CoV-2?

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Melo

Tamae

et al. 2022

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

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Biophotonics is defined as the combination of biology and photonics (the physical science of the light). It is a general term for all techniques that deal with the interaction between biological tissues/cells and photons (light). Biophotonics offers a great variety of techniques that can facilitate the early detection of diseases and promote innovative theragnostic approaches. As the COVID-19 infection can be transmitted due to the face-to-face communication, droplets and aerosol inhalation and the exposure to saliva, blood, and other body fluids, as well as the handling of sharp instruments, dental practices are at increased risk of infection. In this paper, a literature review was performed to explore the application of Biophotonics approaches in Dentistry focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can contribute to avoid or minimize the risks of infection in a dental setting. For this, search-related papers were retrieved from PubMED, Scielo, Google Schoolar, and American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention databases. The body of evidence currently available showed that Biophotonics approaches can reduce microorganism load, decontaminate surfaces, air, tissues, and minimize the generation of aerosol and virus spreading by minimally invasive, time-saving, and alternative techniques in general. However, each clinical situation must be individually evaluated regarding the benefits and drawbacks of these approaches, but always pursuing less-invasive and less aerosol-generating procedures, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Special Precautions in Dentistry

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

COVID-19 pandemic impacts to Dentistry

COVID-19 pandemic impacts to Dentistry

Periodontal management during COVID-19 pandemic: Mini review

How can biophotonics help dentistry to avoid or minimize cross infection by SARS-CoV-2?

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