Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis and the dissemination of COVID-19 has presented significant challenges for dentistry. The risk of nosocomial transmission meant that routine dental care was temporarily suspended in several countries. In this sense, several measures have been proposed by national and international guidelines to minimize the risk of infection. Thus, dental care during the pandemic is challenging due to the high risk of infection. Objective: The present study performed a concise systematic review of dental implants in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, to highlight the main challenges and guideline-based safety strategies. Methods: This was followed by a systematic literature review model, according to the PRISMA rules. The research was carried out from July 2021 to October 2021 and developed based on Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, Scielo, and Cochrane Library. The quality of the studies was based on the GRADE instrument. The risk of bias was analyzed according to the Cochrane instrument. Results and Conclusion: After the selectivity of articles and literary findings, 127 studies were analyzed, with only 15 medium and high-quality studies selected, according to GRADE rules, and with risks of bias that do not compromise scientific development, based on the Cochrane instrument. To help protect patients from acquiring COVID-19 from a dental office nosocomial infection, many state or local governments have classified dental treatments as non-essential. Dentists were instructed to perform only procedures designated as emergencies. In this sense, dentistry is making great strides in improving oral health through the prevention of dental diseases, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The detected relationship between the stage of dental damage and the severity and prognosis of viral disease was considered significant.
Introduction: The incidence of lesions of sensory and motor nerves associated with oral and maxillofacial surgery is often underestimated, representing around 32.0% of all lesions, and orthognathic surgery contributes 12.3% to these lesions. Thus, the use of piezosurgery (PiZCi) has been indicated in several procedures within oral and maxillofacial surgery due to a number of advantages over conventional drill and saw techniques. Objective: to analyze the main literature on the use of the piezoelectric device in relation to the use of drills and to orthognathic surgery in dentistry. Methods: A total of 41 articles were found involving Orthognathic Surgery, Piezoelectric Device, Drills Device, Saws Device, and Efficiency. Initially, it was held the exclusion existing title and duplications following the interest described this work. After this process, the summaries were evaluated, and a new exclusion was held. 29 articles were included and discussed in this study. Initially, the keywords were determined by searching the DeCS tool (Descriptors in Health Sciences, BIREME base) and later verified and validated by MeSh system (Medical Subject Headings, the US National Library of Medicine). Results and conclusion: It was concluded that the piezoelectric device has excelled with an effective surgical technique, being able to be indicated in the most diverse areas of the oral surgery, providing accurate, clean and minimally traumatic osteotomies for the soft tissues, intraoperative bleeding, when compared to conventional surgery using drills and/or saws.
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