Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the head and neck cancer treatment in the Brazil

Martelli, Alison José; Machado, Renato Assis; Pereira, Wilson Medeiros; Silveira, D M; Pérez, Danyel Elias da Cruz; Júnior, Hercílio Martelli

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105148

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“…The range of dental services provided in the office as part of general primary care, dental surgery, paediatric dentistry and conservative dentistry was limited to procedures necessary in cases of urgent need for intervention: i.e. pain, inflammation and purulent processes, injuries, cysts, and conditions with risk of complications in patients 32 , 33 .…”

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SARS-CoV-2 IgG Amongst Dental Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Duś-Ilnicka

Szczygielska

Kuźniarski

et al. 2022

International Dental Journal

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Objectives Since the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in 2019, special safety protocols were introduced in dentistry. Dental professions were established mostly at risk of gaining the virus because of aerosol generating procedures used. This preliminary study, starts the cycle of the laboratory protocols describing the quality and efficacy of laboratory tests in the SARS-CoV-2 IgG detection in the serum of asymptomatic dental personnel during the last quarter of 2020. Methods IgG levels were measured with the use of semi-quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) kit in the serum of study group that consisted of 127 employees of the dental clinic, divided into three subgroups: SUB1: dentists (n=67), SUB2: dental assistants, dental hygienists, nurses, laboratory workers (n=40), SUB3: administrative workers (n=20). Pearson analysis of results from the questionnaires attached to the study protocol were provided, to assure the results compare to the subjects impressions about their general health. Results Positive ELISA IgG results were received in 6% (4 subjects) of the SUB1 group, 7.50% (3 subjects) from the SUB2 group, and 5% from the SUB3 group. Percentage of subjects without work interruption from the beginning of pandemics involved 54% of dentists and 60% of chairside assistants. Conclusion Serum IgG prevalence with the use of semi-quantitative test was low, and further research on the biobanked samples has to be followed, to conclude the levels of IgG with quantitative methods and/or to evaluate the presence of neutralizing antibodies in dental personnel. Since the low representation of seropositivity studies in this group, it will be crucial to confirm the risk of COVID-19 transmission in dental offices.

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SARS-CoV-2 IgG Amongst Dental Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Duś-Ilnicka

Szczygielska

Kuźniarski

et al. 2022

International Dental Journal

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“…The number of new cases of oral cancer expected in Brazil for each year of the 2020-2022 triennium will be 11,180 cases in men and 4,010 in women (https://www.inca.gov.br/tipos-decancer/cancer-de-boca). In recent studies, the average number of OM clinical consultations in Brazil in the prepandemic period compared with the pandemic period revealed a reduction of 65.59%, changes observed even in the treatment of head and neck cancer no longer being the surgical treatment as the first choice [32,33].…”

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confidence: 99%

Clinical and Research Activities of the Brazilian Productivity Fellows in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology during the COVID-19 Era

Martelli¹,

Machado

Martelli³

et al. 2021

Pesqui. Bras. Odontopediatria Clín. Integr.

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 impacts on the activities of researchers in the field of Oral Medicine (OM) and Oral Pathology (OP). To assess the research activities and training of human resources by Brazilian productivity fellows in research (BPFR) in OM and OP in the COVID-19 Era. Material and Methods: Thirty-six BPFR in OM and OP areas, funded by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), received a virtual structured questionnaire by e-mail, on the Google Forms (Google ® ) platform, with questions regarding research activities and training of human resources (supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students), during the COVID-19 pandemic.From the thirty-six BPFR in OM and OP, twenty-seven (75.0%) answered the questionnaire. Results: Most of them were males (n=20; 74.1%) and were distributed in four Brazilian regions and ten states of the federation, including the Federal District. Twenty-four (88.9%) BPFR reported having suspended clinical activities, while sixteen (59.3%) answered that histopathology practices are suspended. Twenty-five (92.6%) BPFR mentioned difficulties in conducting research projects and 55.5% stated having no difficulties in the supervision of undergraduates, master's and PhD students. Conclusion: The current scenario may significantly impact the diagnosis of oral diseases in Brazil. Moreover, a decrease in the scientific production of BPFR in OM and OP in the coming years is also considered.

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“…In this adverse scenario, Brazil has presented damage in several health areas. There was a decrease in the number of cancer diagnoses in the country [1], and increase number of new cases herpes zoster [2] and systemic lupus [3], in addition to the impact on the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) [4].…”

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“…To determine the final sample of papers, two assessed examiners, the initial list of publications and applied inclusion criteria. After reviewing the whole content of these, just 4 papers remained [4,[10][11][12]. All selected papers demonstrated a substantial decrease in HNC surgery numbers when compared to the prepandemic period (Supplementary Table 1).…”

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confidence: 99%