TY - JOUR
T1 - The coronavirus disease-19 infection and the oral mucosa
AU - Passarelli, Pier Carmine
AU - Santacroce, Luigi
AU - D’Addona, Antonio
AU - D'Addona, Antonio
AU - Garcia-Godoy, Franklin
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - BACKGROUND: The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemics induced a modification of daily life and clinical practice. Health care workers, particularly dentists and dental hygienists, have been obliged to limit their activity and to establish new operative protocols. AIM: We aimed to discuss an easy protocol for the prevention of cross-infections in dental settings. METHODS: We revised literature data about COVID-19 and oral health to establish how to work safely with dental patients. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A few papers are currently available about the effective prevention of COVID-19 during dental procedures. Most of the revised articles report a potential strong effectiveness of povidone-iodine and its safety for both patients and dental professionals.
AB - BACKGROUND: The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemics induced a modification of daily life and clinical practice. Health care workers, particularly dentists and dental hygienists, have been obliged to limit their activity and to establish new operative protocols. AIM: We aimed to discuss an easy protocol for the prevention of cross-infections in dental settings. METHODS: We revised literature data about COVID-19 and oral health to establish how to work safely with dental patients. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A few papers are currently available about the effective prevention of COVID-19 during dental procedures. Most of the revised articles report a potential strong effectiveness of povidone-iodine and its safety for both patients and dental professionals.
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Coronavirus disease-19
KW - Dental practice
KW - Infection prevention
KW - Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Coronavirus disease-19
KW - Dental practice
KW - Infection prevention
KW - Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/170461
U2 - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4943
DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4943
M3 - Article
SN - 1857-9655
VL - 8
SP - 126
EP - 128
JO - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
ER -