Oral hygiene habits and possible transmission of COVID-19 among cohabitants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To find out whether misuse of dental hygiene, in terms of certain dental habits, may facilitate the spread of COVID-19 among cohabiting individuals.

Methods

302 COVID-19 infected (PCR +) subjects cohabiting with someone else at home were selected for an observational cross-sectional study. An anonymous online questionnaire was developed using Google forms to avoid person-to-person contact. The structured questionnaire consisted of questions covering several areas: sociodemographic data, cross transmission to another person living together, oral hygiene habits during confinement, care and disinfection control behaviours in the dental environment like sharing toothbrush, sharing toothbrush container, sharing toothpaste, placing brush vertically, placing cap with hol

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Olmo MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569355 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature