Periodontal management during COVID-19 pandemic: Mini review
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2021
Yazarlar: SEVDA KURT BAYRAKDAR, Betül KARACA, İBRAHİM ŞEVKİ BAYRAKDAR, FUNDA KURT ALPAY, KAAN ORHAN
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2021, cilt 25, ss 135-138
Özet
A few cases of pneumonia were reported by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Republic of China and this mysterious pneumonia was recognized as novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the course of time on 31 December 2019. Based on the literature knowledge, COVID-19 outbreak came into existence through an animal-to-human transmission, then continued human-to-human diffusion. Especially dentists among the medical professionals are at high-risk group of SARS-CoV-2 virus contamination because of several routine dental procedures having the risk to convey the SARS-CoV-2 virus via droplets and close contact. In this mini-review, it was aimed to give information about patient management during COVID-19 pandemic for dental practitioners, periodontologists and dental hygienists.