The importance of Dentistry in COVID-19 pandemic and the role of saliva as a diagnostic tool

ABSTRACT News of the symptoms caused by a coronavirus in humans began to be documented in December 2019, when several cases of pneumonia caused by the virus occurred in China. Studies are showing the increasing role of saliva and oral cavity in the transmission of the virus, because the receptors of...

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Main Authors: Nathalya Maria Vilela MOURA, Amanda Ferreira GONZALEZ, Mario TABA JUNIOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2021-06-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372021000100505&tlng=en