Open AccessPossible transmission of Covid-19 & precautions in a dental setting: A review
Author(s) -
A. Mani,
Shubhangi Mani,
Shivani Sachdeva,
Sonali Gholap,
Jasleen Kaur Sodhi,
Hiral Vora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip international journal of periodonotology and implantology/ip international journal of periodontology and implantology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-9836
pISSN - 2457-0087
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijpi.2021.017
Subject(s) - transmission (telecommunications) , covid-19 , medicine , pneumonia , outbreak , infection control , cross infection , dentistry , dental practice , dental care , inhalation , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anesthesia , disease , electrical engineering , engineering
A severe pneumonia outbreak occurred in Wuhan City in late December 2019. Inhalation of airborne microorganisms that may remain in the air for a long time, direct blood contact, oral fluid or other patient material, connective contact with droplets and nasal or mouth mucosal microorganisms formed or proposed by an infected person transmitting pathogens to the dental environment for a short time. Contacts can also occur in a relatively closed environment where aerosols are exposed to high aerosol levels. Dental practice produces risky dentists and patients with aerosols. Therefore, the research aims to prevent infections in dental practices from hindering transmission routes between clinics and hospitals. Dentists played a significant role in stopping 2019-ncov transmission. In dental clinics and hospitals, infection control is advised to block routes from person to person.