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Recommendations for Safe Dental Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the context of a pandemic, the rapid development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is critical to guide dental staff towards the safe provision of dental care; detailed knowledge of the recommendations will help to achieve the intended results. We carried out a systematic review of the recom...

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Autores principales: Deana, Naira Figueiredo, Seiffert, Andrea, Aravena-Rivas, Yanela, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Muñoz-Millán, Patricia, Espinoza-Espinoza, Gerardo, Pineda, Patricia, Zaror, Carlos
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8508467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910059
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author Deana, Naira Figueiredo
Seiffert, Andrea
Aravena-Rivas, Yanela
Alonso-Coello, Pablo
Muñoz-Millán, Patricia
Espinoza-Espinoza, Gerardo
Pineda, Patricia
Zaror, Carlos
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Seiffert, Andrea
Aravena-Rivas, Yanela
Alonso-Coello, Pablo
Muñoz-Millán, Patricia
Espinoza-Espinoza, Gerardo
Pineda, Patricia
Zaror, Carlos
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description In the context of a pandemic, the rapid development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is critical to guide dental staff towards the safe provision of dental care; detailed knowledge of the recommendations will help to achieve the intended results. We carried out a systematic review of the recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on the provision of dental care issued during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic database search was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Epistemonikos, and Trip databases to identify documents with recommendations intended to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission during dental care. The selection process and data extraction were carried out by two researchers independently. The majority of CPGs recommended the use of rubber dam, high-volume evacuator, mouthwash prior to dental care, four-handed work, and mechanical barriers. The use of aerosol-generating equipment should be avoided whenever possible. In aerosol-generating procedures, the use of a N95 respirator (or similar) is recommended, in addition to a face protector, an impermeable disposable apron/gown, a cap, and gloves. The CPGs developed during the first year of the pandemic offer recommendations which guide dental staff in providing safe dental care, minimizing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection in the clinical environment. Such recommendations must, however, be updated as new evidence arises.
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spelling pubmed-85084672021-10-13 Recommendations for Safe Dental Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Deana, Naira Figueiredo Seiffert, Andrea Aravena-Rivas, Yanela Alonso-Coello, Pablo Muñoz-Millán, Patricia Espinoza-Espinoza, Gerardo Pineda, Patricia Zaror, Carlos Int J Environ Res Public Health Review In the context of a pandemic, the rapid development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is critical to guide dental staff towards the safe provision of dental care; detailed knowledge of the recommendations will help to achieve the intended results. We carried out a systematic review of the recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on the provision of dental care issued during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic database search was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Epistemonikos, and Trip databases to identify documents with recommendations intended to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission during dental care. The selection process and data extraction were carried out by two researchers independently. The majority of CPGs recommended the use of rubber dam, high-volume evacuator, mouthwash prior to dental care, four-handed work, and mechanical barriers. The use of aerosol-generating equipment should be avoided whenever possible. In aerosol-generating procedures, the use of a N95 respirator (or similar) is recommended, in addition to a face protector, an impermeable disposable apron/gown, a cap, and gloves. The CPGs developed during the first year of the pandemic offer recommendations which guide dental staff in providing safe dental care, minimizing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection in the clinical environment. Such recommendations must, however, be updated as new evidence arises. MDPI 2021-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8508467/ /pubmed/34639363 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910059 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Seiffert, Andrea
Aravena-Rivas, Yanela
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Pineda, Patricia
Zaror, Carlos
Recommendations for Safe Dental Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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title_short Recommendations for Safe Dental Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8508467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910059
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