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The Role of the Dental Surgeon in Controlling the Dissemination of COVID-19: A Literature Review

As early as December 2019 in the province of Hubei, China, contamination of patients with pneumonia of an unknown etiology occurred. These patients presented with symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, malaise, diarrhea, high fever, and dyspnea. This emerging disease was named COVID-19 due to being...

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Autores principales: Batista, Régida C. S., Arruda, Caio V. B., Cassimiro, Marcely, Gominho, Luciana, Moura, Antônio Carlos, Albuquerque, Diana S., Romeiro, Kaline
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Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33029109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7945309
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author Batista, Régida C. S.
Arruda, Caio V. B.
Cassimiro, Marcely
Gominho, Luciana
Moura, Antônio Carlos
Albuquerque, Diana S.
Romeiro, Kaline
author_facet Batista, Régida C. S.
Arruda, Caio V. B.
Cassimiro, Marcely
Gominho, Luciana
Moura, Antônio Carlos
Albuquerque, Diana S.
Romeiro, Kaline
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description As early as December 2019 in the province of Hubei, China, contamination of patients with pneumonia of an unknown etiology occurred. These patients presented with symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, malaise, diarrhea, high fever, and dyspnea. This emerging disease was named COVID-19 due to being part of the group of coronaviruses (CoVs) belonging to the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, in the Coronaviridae family and in the Nidovirales order. COVID-19 is most commonly transmitted through speech, coughing, sneezing, and salivary sputum. Because dental professionals work closely with the oral cavity, it is imperative that infection prevention controls are strictly adhered to. It is important that the dental profession treats patients while also limiting the possible contamination through the production of aerosol in the dental environment. Furthermore, the dental professional also has a key role in raising awareness and guidance amongst the population concerning COVID-19 related biosafety measures. This literature review aims to inform dental professionals about the COVID-19 pandemic and to present the implications of the virus to the dentist. Dental professionals are considered to be at high risk for contracting SARS-CoV-2.
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spelling pubmed-75323612020-10-06 The Role of the Dental Surgeon in Controlling the Dissemination of COVID-19: A Literature Review Batista, Régida C. S. Arruda, Caio V. B. Cassimiro, Marcely Gominho, Luciana Moura, Antônio Carlos Albuquerque, Diana S. Romeiro, Kaline ScientificWorldJournal Review Article As early as December 2019 in the province of Hubei, China, contamination of patients with pneumonia of an unknown etiology occurred. These patients presented with symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, malaise, diarrhea, high fever, and dyspnea. This emerging disease was named COVID-19 due to being part of the group of coronaviruses (CoVs) belonging to the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, in the Coronaviridae family and in the Nidovirales order. COVID-19 is most commonly transmitted through speech, coughing, sneezing, and salivary sputum. Because dental professionals work closely with the oral cavity, it is imperative that infection prevention controls are strictly adhered to. It is important that the dental profession treats patients while also limiting the possible contamination through the production of aerosol in the dental environment. Furthermore, the dental professional also has a key role in raising awareness and guidance amongst the population concerning COVID-19 related biosafety measures. This literature review aims to inform dental professionals about the COVID-19 pandemic and to present the implications of the virus to the dentist. Dental professionals are considered to be at high risk for contracting SARS-CoV-2. Hindawi 2020-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7532361/ /pubmed/33029109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7945309 Text en Copyright © 2020 Régida C. S. Batista et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cassimiro, Marcely
Gominho, Luciana
Moura, Antônio Carlos
Albuquerque, Diana S.
Romeiro, Kaline
The Role of the Dental Surgeon in Controlling the Dissemination of COVID-19: A Literature Review
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33029109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7945309
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