Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (Nov 2021)

Periodontal Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: Mini Review

  • Bayrakdar Sevda Kurt,
  • Ilhan Betül,
  • Bayrakdar Ibrahim Sevki,
  • Alpay Funda Kurt,
  • Orhan Kaan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2021-0021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 3
pp. 135 – 138

Abstract

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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 was 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.

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