Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19
The global pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put the world in a panic situation. It has been evident that the geriatric population is more susceptible to acquire this infection. Thus, due to this ongoing crisis, geriatric individuals cannot visit a dental operatory, and th...
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| description | The global pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put the world in a panic situation. It has been evident that the geriatric population is more susceptible to acquire this infection. Thus, due to this ongoing crisis, geriatric individuals cannot visit a dental operatory, and there is the possibility of their dental needs and emergencies to remain unattended. Partial or complete edentulism is very prevalent among the geriatric population, and prosthodontic management of these patients is essential for their well-being. However, the prosthesis can lead to various emergencies of the oral and its supporting structures. There are currently no available recommendations to address these prosthodontic emergencies in geriatric individuals during this pandemic period. Hence, the aims of this minireview were to discuss the common prosthodontic emergencies in the geriatric population and provide recommendations to manage these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00e6d5dae5c84a08a46def161a407e142022-12-21T18:49:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2021-07-01810.3389/fmed.2021.648675648675Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19Sami Aldhuwayhi0Saquib Ahmed Shaikh1Amar Ashok Thakare2Mohammed Ziauddeen Mustafa3Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni4Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni5Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University, Chennai, IndiaThe global pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put the world in a panic situation. It has been evident that the geriatric population is more susceptible to acquire this infection. Thus, due to this ongoing crisis, geriatric individuals cannot visit a dental operatory, and there is the possibility of their dental needs and emergencies to remain unattended. Partial or complete edentulism is very prevalent among the geriatric population, and prosthodontic management of these patients is essential for their well-being. However, the prosthesis can lead to various emergencies of the oral and its supporting structures. There are currently no available recommendations to address these prosthodontic emergencies in geriatric individuals during this pandemic period. Hence, the aims of this minireview were to discuss the common prosthodontic emergencies in the geriatric population and provide recommendations to manage these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.648675/fullCOVID-19geriatric dentistryprosthodonticsportable equipmentteledentistry |
| spellingShingle | Sami Aldhuwayhi Saquib Ahmed Shaikh Amar Ashok Thakare Mohammed Ziauddeen Mustafa Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 Frontiers in Medicine COVID-19 geriatric dentistry prosthodontics portable equipment teledentistry |
| title | Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 |
| title_full | Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 |
| title_short | Remote Management of Prosthodontic Emergencies in the Geriatric Population During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19 |
| title_sort | remote management of prosthodontic emergencies in the geriatric population during the pandemic outbreak of covid 19 |
| topic | COVID-19 geriatric dentistry prosthodontics portable equipment teledentistry |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.648675/full |
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