Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic : Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners

In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic, the medical system has been subjected to many changes. Face-to-face treatments have been suspended for a period of time. After the lockdown, dentists have to be aware of the modalities to protect themselves and their patients in order not to get infected. Dental practitioners are potentially exposed to a high degree of contamination with SARS-CoV-2 while performing dental procedures that produce aerosols. It should also be noted that the airways, namely the oral cavity and nostrils, are the access pathways for SARS-CoV-2. In order to protect themselves and their patients, they have to use full personal protective equipment. Relevant data regarding this pandemic are under evaluation and are still under test. In this article, we made a synthesis about the way in which SARS-CoV-2 spreads, how to diagnose a novel corona virus infection, what the possible treatments are, and which protective personal equipment we can use to stop its spreading.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Microorganisms - 8(2020), 11 vom: 31. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bordea, Ioana Roxana [VerfasserIn]
Xhajanka, Edit [VerfasserIn]
Candrea, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Bran, Simion [VerfasserIn]
Onișor, Florin [VerfasserIn]
Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo [VerfasserIn]
Malcangi, Giuseppina [VerfasserIn]
Pham, Van H [VerfasserIn]
Inchingolo, Angelo Michele [VerfasserIn]
Scarano, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Lorusso, Felice [VerfasserIn]
Isacco, Ciro Gargiulo [VerfasserIn]
Aityan, Sergey K [VerfasserIn]
Ballini, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Dipalma, Gianna [VerfasserIn]
Inchingolo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2 receptor
COVID-19 pandemic in dental practice
COVID-19 risk assessment in dentistry
Coronavirus Disease
Flügge's droplets
Journal Article
MAS superior standard hepa filter
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 04.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/microorganisms8111704

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317110276