Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners
In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic, the medical system has been subjected to many changes. Face-to-face treatments have been suspended for a period of time. After the lockdown, dentists have to be aware of the modalities to protect themselves...
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| author | Ioana Roxana Bordea Edit Xhajanka Sebastian Candrea Simion Bran Florin Onișor Alessio Danilo Inchingolo Giuseppina Malcangi Van H Pham Angelo Michele Inchingolo Antonio Scarano Felice Lorusso Ciro Gargiulo Isacco Sergey K Aityan Andrea Ballini Gianna Dipalma Francesco Inchingolo |
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| description | In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic, the medical system has been subjected to many changes. Face-to-face treatments have been suspended for a period of time. After the lockdown, dentists have to be aware of the modalities to protect themselves and their patients in order not to get infected. Dental practitioners are potentially exposed to a high degree of contamination with SARS-CoV-2 while performing dental procedures that produce aerosols. It should also be noted that the airways, namely the oral cavity and nostrils, are the access pathways for SARS-CoV-2. In order to protect themselves and their patients, they have to use full personal protective equipment. Relevant data regarding this pandemic are under evaluation and are still under test. In this article, we made a synthesis about the way in which SARS-CoV-2 spreads, how to diagnose a novel corona virus infection, what the possible treatments are, and which protective personal equipment we can use to stop its spreading. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a87d09ace69481ab8e0ab084da99c622023-11-20T19:21:01ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072020-10-01811170410.3390/microorganisms8111704Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental PractitionersIoana Roxana Bordea0Edit Xhajanka1Sebastian Candrea2Simion Bran3Florin Onișor4Alessio Danilo Inchingolo5Giuseppina Malcangi6Van H Pham7Angelo Michele Inchingolo8Antonio Scarano9Felice Lorusso10Ciro Gargiulo Isacco11Sergey K Aityan12Andrea Ballini13Gianna Dipalma14Francesco Inchingolo15Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaPresident of Dental School, Medical University of Tirana, Rruga e Dibrës, 1001 Tirana, AlbaniaDepartment of Pedodontics, County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Maxilofacial Surgery and Implantology, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Maxilofacial Surgery and Implantology, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyNam Khoa Laboratories and Pham Chau Trinh University of Medicine, Hoi An 70000, VietnamDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, ItalyDirector of Research at Human Stem Cells Research Center HSC, Ho Chi Minh 70000, VietnamDirector of Multidisciplinary Research Center, Lincoln University, Oakland, CA 94102, USADepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, Campus Universitario “Ernesto Quagliariello” University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70125 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyIn the context of the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic, the medical system has been subjected to many changes. Face-to-face treatments have been suspended for a period of time. After the lockdown, dentists have to be aware of the modalities to protect themselves and their patients in order not to get infected. Dental practitioners are potentially exposed to a high degree of contamination with SARS-CoV-2 while performing dental procedures that produce aerosols. It should also be noted that the airways, namely the oral cavity and nostrils, are the access pathways for SARS-CoV-2. In order to protect themselves and their patients, they have to use full personal protective equipment. Relevant data regarding this pandemic are under evaluation and are still under test. In this article, we made a synthesis about the way in which SARS-CoV-2 spreads, how to diagnose a novel corona virus infection, what the possible treatments are, and which protective personal equipment we can use to stop its spreading.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1704SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pandemic in dental practiceCOVID-19 risk assessment in dentistrycoronavirus diseaseACE2 receptorFlügge’s droplets |
| spellingShingle | Ioana Roxana Bordea Edit Xhajanka Sebastian Candrea Simion Bran Florin Onișor Alessio Danilo Inchingolo Giuseppina Malcangi Van H Pham Angelo Michele Inchingolo Antonio Scarano Felice Lorusso Ciro Gargiulo Isacco Sergey K Aityan Andrea Ballini Gianna Dipalma Francesco Inchingolo Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners Microorganisms SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pandemic in dental practice COVID-19 risk assessment in dentistry coronavirus disease ACE2 receptor Flügge’s droplets |
| title | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners |
| title_full | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners |
| title_fullStr | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners |
| title_short | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: Future Challenges for Dental Practitioners |
| title_sort | coronavirus sars cov 2 pandemic future challenges for dental practitioners |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pandemic in dental practice COVID-19 risk assessment in dentistry coronavirus disease ACE2 receptor Flügge’s droplets |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1704 |
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