Letter to the Editor: Use of Dental Radiography in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dave, Manàs; Coulthard, Paul; Patel, Neil; Seoudi, Noha; Horner, Keith

doi:10.1177/0022034520923323

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“…45 Radiographic evaluations on dental emergencies could be done through sectional dental panoramic radiography or intraoral radiography with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) use by dentists and radiography staff. 46 Elective and urgent procedures should be avoided in immunocompromised patients, even if they are asymptomatic. In the case of emergency, care must be done in an airborne isolated room, following the recommendations for clinical procedures described below.…”

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These patients should be managed following the acute pandemic phase guidelines. 45,46 Patients with no symptoms or known exposure history could be taken care on collective clinical places. However, since asymptomatic or mild course characterizes most of COVID-19 cases, some cautions must be taken.…”

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The protective measures regarding dental procedures must still be followed. 8,9,10,45,46 Conclusion Elderly, males, hypertensive, patients with diabetes, and individuals with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, constitute the most well-characterized high-risk group for severe manifestations from COVID-19. To date, the disease outcomes regarding the immunosuppressed patients are unclear.…”

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The efforts made worldwide to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading during dental care procedures provided clear and usable guides for best dental practices. [8][9][10]45,46 However, the effectiveness of the acute phase and post-pandemic infection control measures should be verified on prospective epidemiological and comparative multicenter studies. Here, we discussed the COVID-19 outcomes in individuals with an immunocompromised health state, and elective procedures, after the end of the pandemic, should follow specific cross-infection control recommendations.…”

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Immunocompromised patients and coronavirus disease 2019: a review and recommendations for dental health care

2020

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In less than four months, an unprecedented pandemic changed the world scenario, closing institutions and commerce, paralyzing sports championships, blocking frontiers, and putting almost all populations in a house quarantine regimen. Immunocompromised patients are within the high-risk group to severe outcomes from COVID-19. However, there is no clear evidence of the association between impaired immune host status and complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection so far. The virus is transmitted by inhalation or direct contact with infected secretions, and therefore the dental office is a highly susceptible environment for such transmission. Here, we review the literature and discuss immunological COVID-19 related issues. We also make suggestions for immunocompromised patients' support in this new emerging context of clinical dental practice. Until comprehensive findings are published, individuals with impaired immunity should be considered as high-risk. Cross infection control procedures for the clinical care of immunocompromised patients should follow the same guidelines that are being proposed for immunocompetent ones. However, during the active outbreak, people under immunosuppressive conditions should not receive elective procedures, even if they do not have symptoms or exposure history to COVID-19, and in case of emergence, care must be done in a separate airborne room. In the pos-pandemic phase, the dental care general recommendations should be the same for all subjects. Changes in the current guidelines have been proposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection control in order to provide the best and safe dental practice. However, they still need to be validated by future studies.

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Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Covid-19 and Immunocompromised Patientsmentioning

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Immunocompromised patients and coronavirus disease 2019: a review and recommendations for dental health care

2020

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“…In view of limitations in panoramic or CBCT equipment, strict infection control measures should be enforced while practising intraoral techniques. The measures advised include usage of extra barrier for films/receptor, film holders and PPEs while working in the clinical setting [ 63 , 64 ]. Additionally, switching to digital imaging will fetch benefits of tele-radiology and also eliminates the risk of cross contamination [ 65 , 66 ].…”

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Recommendations, Practices and Infrastructural Model for the Dental Radiology Set-up in Clinical and Academic Institutions in the COVID-19 Era

Srivastava

Shrivastava

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Biology

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The pandemic of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as a global catastrophe that is plaguing mankind. In the past eight months since the world discovered about COVID-19, we learned a lot about server acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and perhaps there is much more to discover and understand about the virus. With the current understanding of the disease, we assume it will remain in an active state of transmission and progression among the community for a long time. Thus, it is advisable to adopt the disease’s prevention protocol in our daily and work routine. During this pandemic patient requiring dental treatment cannot be neglected and the role of dental imaging is crucial in delivering treatment. Hence, this article attempts to provide an evidence-based compilation about the mode of transmission and clinical features of COVID-19. It also throws light on the potential source of disease transmission in the dental radiology setting. In addition, it suggests preventive measures to curb the infection and infrastructural model of the clinical setting that will assist in achieving control over the disease transmission. This article intends to project a strategy about protocols, infrastructure, and daily activities in a dental radiology office that institutions can adopt with modifications according to their local scenario.

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Dental radiographic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak and normalization period: recommendations on infection control

2020

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Dental professionals have always been meticulous about infection control due to high risk of cross-contamination during dental procedures. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need to review and revise our current practice of infection control and develop more strict protocols that will prevent nosocomial spread of infection during COVID-19 outbreak and future pandemics. The risk of contamination is high during dental radiography if proper disinfection techniques are not applied. This document provides advice and guidance for infection control when practicing dental radiography during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Letter to the Editor: Use of Dental Radiography in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Immunocompromised patients and coronavirus disease 2019: a review and recommendations for dental health care

Immunocompromised patients and coronavirus disease 2019: a review and recommendations for dental health care

Recommendations, Practices and Infrastructural Model for the Dental Radiology Set-up in Clinical and Academic Institutions in the COVID-19 Era

Dental radiographic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak and normalization period: recommendations on infection control

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