CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2020; 14(S 01): S146-S151
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715923
Review Article

Dental Office Prevention of Coronavirus Infection

Cesare D’Amico*
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Salvatore Bocchieri*
2   Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
,
Rosa De Stefano
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Francesca Gorassini
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Giovanni Surace
3   Clinical Analysis Laboratory “Dott. Francesco Siracusa Rizzi s.r.l.,” Reggio Calabria, RC, Italy
,
Giulia Amoroso
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Cristina Scoglio
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Roberta Mastroieni
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Dario Gambino
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Emanuele Mario Amantia
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Stefania Marino
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
Chiara Stumpo
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
,
1   Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease is now spreading in different countries of the world. The alarmism created through the media also creates confusion in people about virus spreading. The health care environments among which the dental practice could be places of spread of the virus, especially places where patients with systemic pathology could be exposed to this. The purpose of this article is to clarify coronavirus disease 2019 and its management in the dental practice. Only by following the normal guidelines on disinfection and sterilization of environments and operators, with some additional rules on the management of patients in the waiting room, it is possible to limit this risk. Limiting the risk of spreading the virus is one of the keys to its eradication.

* Authors contributed equally to this study.




Publication History

Article published online:
07 December 2020

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