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ArticleEvidence-based dentistry2020

Saliva is a potential source of Covid-19, and appropriate protection measures should be applied in dental practice.

Falk Schwendicke

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Article in Evidence-based dentistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Infrared Based Saliva Screening Test for COVID-19.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Falk SchwendickeDepartment of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data sources Non-systematically compiled data.Study selection No formal in- or exclusion criteria.Data extraction and synthesis Not described; narrative synthesis.Results SARS-CoV-2 is near ubiquitously present in saliva samples of infected individuals; the saliva is hence a potential source for infection for both dental professionals and dental patients given possible transmission routes involving saliva-containing aerosol, splatter or droplets for COVID-19. Conclusions Dental professionals should be aware of that transmission route and should undertake protective measures accordingly.

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BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralCOVID-19HumansSalivaSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32591662
PMCPMC7317272

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