Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume: 12 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 105-109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220214
COVID-19 and Dental Environment
Sruthi Lingasamy1, Vinej Somaraj2
1Senior House Surgeon, Government Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, Trichy Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641018
2Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India – 627105
Corresponding Author: Vinej Somaraj
ABSTRACT
The advent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease it causes has engulfed the entire world, causing serious health concerns. This is a zoonotic infection, similar to other coronavirus infections that are thought to have started in bats and pangolins before being passed on to people. This coronavirus multiplies rapidly once inside the human body. This coronavirus is abundantly present in nasopharyngeal and salivary secretions of afflicted patients once inside the human body, and its dissemination is assumed to be primarily through respiratory droplet/contact. Dental professionals are most likely to encounter patients with SARS-CoV-2 illness, and they will need to be cautious not just in providing care but also in preventing nosocomial infection spread. In addition, special suggestions for patient screening, infection control techniques, and patient care procedures are made for the dentistry office.
Key words: Air Disinfection, Aerosol, COVID-19, Dentistry, Occupational Hazards, SARS-CoV-2.