A Review of Aerosol Generation Mitigation in International Dental Guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to the worldwide closure of dental practices or reduction of dental services. By the end of April 2020, governments and professional organisations were publishing recommendations or guidance for the reopening/restructuring of dental services. The aim of this study was to assess how dental aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) were defined in international dental guidelines, what mitigation processes were advised, and whether they were linked to COVID-19 epidemiology.

Methods

Electronic searches of a broad range of databases, along with grey literature searches, without language restriction were conducted up to 13 July 2020. Recommendations for the use of face masks and fallow times with patients without COVID-19 were as

SUBMITTER: Robertson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature