How can dentistry get back to work safely?

Data sources Narrative review Study abstract This review provides a synopsis of our understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The virus is shed in the nasopharyngeal and salivary secretions of carriers, and this pu...

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Autor principal: Madurantakam, Parthasarathy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Summary Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7317257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32591654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41432-020-0090-x
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spelling pubmed-73172572020-06-26 How can dentistry get back to work safely? Madurantakam, Parthasarathy Evid Based Dent Summary Review Data sources Narrative review Study abstract This review provides a synopsis of our understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The virus is shed in the nasopharyngeal and salivary secretions of carriers, and this puts dental professionals at risk for increased exposure of SARS-CoV-2. The paper summarises the current guidelines outlined by the CDC and presents the triaging protocols to identify potential carriers and how to safely limit treatment to low-risk patients. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-06-26 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7317257/ /pubmed/32591654 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41432-020-0090-x Text en © British Dental Association 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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