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ArticleDental press journal of orthodontics2021

Orthodontic treatment pause during COVID-19 outbreak: Are we overlooking potential harms to our patients and their treatment outcomes?

Feras Abed Al Jawad, Najah Alhashimi

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Article in Dental press journal of orthodontics, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Feras Abed Al JawadOrthodontics Section, Hamad Dental Center, Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar).ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9535-9678
Najah AlhashimiOrthodontics Section, Hamad Dental Center, Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar).ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9424-8028

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led all dental governing bodies across the world to minimize or cancel routine/elective dental procedures and limit dental services to only acute emergency situations. Orthodontic treatment is a long-term treatment that necessitates several appointments. However, if patients are left unsupervised during this pandemic, serious harms might arise apart from acute orthodontic emergencies.

objectiveIn this article we highlight these harms and their negative impact on patients and the overall success of their treatment.

conclusionWe briefly presented actions needed to be undertaken by orthodontists to gradually allow for recalling patients according to the stage of their treatment to avoid any potential harms to the treatment outcome and avoid any subsequent medicolegal consequences.

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COVID-19Dental CareHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Treatment Outcome

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PMID33950084
PMCPMC8103901

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