Abstract

CORRALES CASTANEDA, ALEXANDRA; PALACIO BLANCO, HUGO; REBOLLEDO COBOS, MARTHA  and  CARMONA LORDUY, MARTHA. Guideline for Dental Care During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.3, pp.715-739.  Epub May 17, 2022. ISSN 0120-5552.  https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.3.617.63.

In December 2019, SARS-CoV-2, a new type of coronavirus of the Coronaviridae family of the β-CoV genes, was identified for the first time in Wuhan, China. On March 11th 2020, WHO declared it a pandemic, and by December 19th 2021, 192 countries have been affected, with 235 547 850 confirmed cases and 4.811.951 deaths. SARS-CoV-2 affects humans, regardless of gender, race or age, but people with comorbidities, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease or diabetes Mellitus have a worse prognosis. Among the routes of transmission from person to person we find direct contact with mucous membranes, and by inhalation of aerosols or saliva. Therefore, by just using surgical masks, gloves, and protective screens, some of the professionals with the highest risk of contagion are dentists, since in addition to being in direct contact with the patient, most of the time, they are also in direct contact with the materials contaminated with the patient's fluids and aerosols, that are generated in some of the procedures. A bibliographic search was carried out in PubMed, JOMOS, NIH and CDC, to analyze the data found, in order to propose the most adaptable changes to our environment. The objective of this work is to review the most recent and relevant information about the care in dental clinics in times of SARS-CoV-2, and to propose some structural changes in dental care to guarantee the biosecurity of patients, dental staff, and human talent present at the dental clinic. Taking into consideration the health situation in the world caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it is advisable to adapt and implement the correct biosafety measures in the dental care according to this virus.

Keywords : COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Dental Care, Aerosols, Biosafety. (MeSH).

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