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Review
. 2020 Jun;245(11):940-944.
doi: 10.1177/1535370220928905. Epub 2020 May 21.

The impact of the COVID-19 infection in dentistry

Pier Carmine Passarelli  1 , Edoardo Rella  1 , Paolo Francesco Manicone  1 , Franklin Garcia-Godoy  2   3 , Antonio D'Addona  1
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Review

The impact of the COVID-19 infection in dentistry

Pier Carmine Passarelli et al. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Dentists have always been taught how to protect themselves and their patients from potential blood-borne pathogens, but the Coronavirus pandemic has brought a new unprecedented challenge to the world of dentistry; we therefore reviewed the literature to provide suggestions on how to accordingly change dental practice prevention.

Keywords: Coronavirus; dentistry; risk management.

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Covid-19 questionnaire.
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