Recommendations for Safe Dental Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Gerardo Espinoza-Espinoza, Carlos Zaror, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Yanela Aravena-Rivas, Patricia Muñoz-Millán, Naira Figueiredo Deana, Patricia Pineda, Andrea Seiffert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis MEDLINE Context (language use) Review Dental Staff Pandemic medicine Infection control Humans treatment decision-making Dental Care Pandemics Aerosols dentistry business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 dental profession medicine.disease Dental care infection control Data extraction Medicine Medical emergency business clinical practice guideline |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 10059, p 10059 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | In the context of a pandemic, the rapid development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is critical to guide dental staff towards the safe provision of dental care; detailed knowledge of the recommendations will help to achieve the intended results. We carried out a systematic review of the recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on the provision of dental care issued during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic database search was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Epistemonikos, and Trip databases to identify documents with recommendations intended to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission during dental care. The selection process and data extraction were carried out by two researchers independently. The majority of CPGs recommended the use of rubber dam, high-volume evacuator, mouthwash prior to dental care, four-handed work, and mechanical barriers. The use of aerosol-generating equipment should be avoided whenever possible. In aerosol-generating procedures, the use of a N95 respirator (or similar) is recommended, in addition to a face protector, an impermeable disposable apron/gown, a cap, and gloves. The CPGs developed during the first year of the pandemic offer recommendations which guide dental staff in providing safe dental care, minimizing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection in the clinical environment. Such recommendations must, however, be updated as new evidence arises. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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