Middle East respiratory syndrome and precautions to be taken by dental surgeons

Mirza, Mubashir Baig; Bhagat, Tushar Vithalrao; Inderjit, MG; Aljeaidi, Zaid

doi:10.4103/1658-600x.179821

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“…This will help in prevention of transmission of nCoV-19 infection to the dentist as well as the patient. 2,18,34 The dentist should provide oxidative mouth wash to the patient before starting the dental procedure to prevent the transmission of 2019-nCoV from the saliva of an infected patient. 35 Sterilized instruments for each patient should be used and the area surrounding the patient should be disinfected before starting with the next patient.…”

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“…The alpha Coronavirus can cause mild upper respiratory illness that is "common cold" while the beta type leads to severe and serious illness. 1,2 The SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus) was reported between 2002-2003 in China, with infection in 8,098 and death in 774 affected individuals. The actual cause of the syndrome remained unclear but bats were considered to be the origin of this virus that REVIEW ARTICLE transmitted to other mammals.…”

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Transmission Routes and Infection Control of Novel Coronavirus-2019 in Dental Clinics – A Review

Ali¹,

Zeb²,

Khan³

et al. 2020

JIMDC

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The novel Coronavirus (nCoV-19) pandemic began in Wuhan, China with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in December, 2019. The virus transmitted from China to other countries by traveling of the infected individuals. The number of infected populations with Coronavirus is increasing day by day with an increased mortality rate. The signs and symptoms of the disease include fever, non-productive cough, dyspnea, and fatigue. The transmission routes of the virus include respiratory secretions or droplet infection and direct contact with the infected person. Dentists are a group of professionals that are highly exposed to infectious diseases. The nCoV-19 is transmitted from patient to dentist and dentist to patient mainly through aerosol and splatter produced by the dental procedure and saliva of an infected person. To avoid transmission of the virus from patient to dentist and from dentist to other patients, screening tests should be done at dental setups. The use of gloves, face shields, masks, gowns, and antiseptic handwash are mandatory for the dentist. Awareness programs should be conducted to prevent further transmission of the disease. We searched Google, Google Scholar, WHO website for coronavirus and National Institute of Health website (nih.org.pk) for relevant literature by using various MeSH terms including ‘2019-nCoV’, ‘transmission of 2019-nCoV in dental clinics’, ‘dentistry and COVID-19’ and ‘infection control’, etcKey words: COVID-19, Dental clinics, Infection control, Transmission

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Transmission Routes and Infection Control of Novel Coronavirus-2019 in Dental Clinics – A Review

Ali¹,

Zeb²,

Khan³

et al. 2020

JIMDC

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“…Currently Corona outbreak is high alert among medical professionals. Corona virus are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-COV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-COV) (Mirza et al, 2016).…”

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“…They are well established pathogens of humans and animals, with the first virus (HCOV-229E) being isolated from humans in 1965 (Abbas, 2020). Currently, two species of alpha corona viruses HCoV-229E and HCoV-NL63 and four species of beta corona viruses HCoV-OC43, HCoV-HKU1, severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona viruses (SARS-COV) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-COV) are known to cause infections in humans (Mirza et al, 2016). Given the high prevalence and wide distribution of corona viruses, the large genetic diversity and frequent recombination of their genomes, and increasing human-animal interface activities, novel corona viruses are likely to emerge periodically in humans owing to frequent cross-species infections and occasional spillover events (Fehr et al, 2015).…”

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Corona Virus – The Dental Outlook

Pravallika¹,

Akula²,

Balaji³

et al. 2020

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AIM: This review provides an overview of the corona virus and to determine the precautionary recommendations to be taken by the Dental Professionals. BACKGROUND: Corona virus (COVID-19) in no time has captured the world’s attention and is declared as a pandemic by WHO. REVIEW RESULTS: Dental care settings inevitably carry the risk of infection due to the specificity of the procedures and effective preventive measures can help the spread of the infection. CONCLUSION: The outbreak of corona virus had already lead to huge number of deaths and its risk continues to remain high. Infection control measures are necessary to help control the situation. KEYWORDS: Corona virus, Pandemic, Dental considerations

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“…The eyes are at particular risk from floating particles, which are considered serious hazards for DHCW, because they can transmit various microorganisms, e.g., cytomegalovirus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV), Herpes simplex virus type 1, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), streptococci, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (including variant CJD), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus transmitted through direct and indirect contact [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]. …”

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