16Mar 2020

CORONA VIRUS AND DENTISTRY: AN OVERVIEW

  • Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Oral Implantology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
  • MDS, HOD & Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Oral Implantology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
  • MDS, Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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The recent emergence of Corona virus (COVS)outbreak appeared as a bolt from the blue for the whole world. Patients infected with COVS may be present in the outpatient dental department. The main source of transmission of the COVS is by droplet, thus healthcare professionals that perform aerosol-generating procedures such as dentists needs to be updated about the nature of the disease. The patient and the dentist oftenshares a close contact while an ongoing dental treatment and the saliva being regarded as a potential source of the virus, a knowledge about the disease and necessary preventive measures is required. This article aims to highlight the basic about the Corona virus infection and its possible relation with dentistry.

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[Aushili Mahule, Jay Kumar Gade and Vandana Gade (2020); CORONA VIRUS AND DENTISTRY: AN OVERVIEW Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Mar). 316-321] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Aushili Mahule

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10630      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10630

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