Infection Control in Dental Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic.,International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Infection Control in Dental Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ( IF 4.614 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-02 , DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134769
Alessandra Amato ₁ , Mario Caggiano ₁ , Massimo Amato ₁ , Giuseppina Moccia ₁ , Mario Capunzo ₁ , Francesco De Caro ₁

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COVID-19 is the disease supported by SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes a severe form of pneumonia. Due to the pathophysiological characteristics of the COVID-19 syndrome, the particular transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2, and the high globalization of our era, the epidemic emergency from China has spread rapidly all over the world. Human-to-human transmission seems to occur mainly through close contact with symptomatic people affected by COVID-19, and the main way of contagion is via the inhalation of respiratory droplets, for example when patients talk, sneeze or cough. The ability of the virus to survive outside living organisms, in aerosol or on fomites has also been recognized. The dental practitioners are particularly exposed to a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection because they cannot always respect the interpersonal distance of more than a meter and are exposed to saliva, blood, and other body fluids during surgical procedures. Moreover, many dental surgeries can generate aerosol, and the risk of airborne infection is to be considered higher. The aim of this paper is to provide practical advice for dentists based on the recent literature, which may be useful in reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 during clinical practice.

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