ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Infection Control in Dental Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 176 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bioengineering Innovations in Global Dental Infection Control: Applications and Adaptations in Clinical Settings.International dental journal · 2025Pooled it
- Pivoting Dental Practice Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Pooled it
- Optimizing hydrogen peroxide shock treatment frequencies for dental unit waterlines contamination control: a pilot study.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Distribution characteristics of microbial aerosols and optimization of protective methods during ultrasonic scaling procedure.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of a Toothpaste Based on Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite on Children with Hypersensitivity Caused by MIH: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2021Trial
- COVID-19 and first permanent molar extractions in children: a comparative retrospective study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Study on the Importance of Hygienic Hand Disinfection of Dental Practitioners and Students as an Infection Control Measure in Dental Practice.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Handwashing practice among dental students: lessons unlearned from the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Pediatric Dental Emergency Visits and Treatment During Lockdown in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis at the Pediatric Emergency Unit of the University Clinic of Dentistry, Vienna, Austria.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Economic Resilience of Dental Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Analysis of the T/E (Turnover/Employee) Indicator.Maedica · 2025Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Clinic Transmission: Leveraging Internet of Things Technology.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- The Response of the Indonesian Dental Community to the COVID-19 Pandemic.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Management of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Methods in Dental Offices-A Cross-Sectional Study in Bucharest, Romania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Analysis of sterilizer allocation and related factors in dental health-care settings in Yunnan Province, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on senior dental students in Korea: Examining stress, burnout, and depression.Journal of dental sciences · 2024Article
- Efficacy of an experimental gaseous ozone-based sterilization method for clear aligners.The Angle orthodontist · 2024Article
- Respiratory infection transmission risk and indoor air quality at outpatient departments and emergency treatment units of Sri Lankan teaching hospitals.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Psychological Impacts of Teaching Models on Ibero-American Educators during COVID-19.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Toward safe dental service: risk perception and practice modification among Egyptian dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Clinical Mouthwash Protocol and Prevalence of the Oral PathogenMethods and protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
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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