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. 2020 Sep;13(3):151-156.
doi: 10.1177/1943387520948826. Epub 2020 Sep 27.

AO CMF International Task Force Recommendations on Best Practices for Maxillofacial Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael Grant  1 , Daniel Buchbinder  2 , Thomas B Dodson  3 , Stefano Fusetti  4 , Mike Yiu Yan Leung  5 , Gregorio Sánchez Aniceto  6 , Alexander Schramm  7 , Edward Bradley Strong  8 , Eppo Wolvius  9
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AO CMF International Task Force Recommendations on Best Practices for Maxillofacial Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael Grant et al. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that has adversely and significantly impacted the safe practice of maxillofacial surgery. The risk lies in the heavy viral load in the oral/nasal/upper respiratory mucosal surfaces. Surgical procedures performed in this anatomic regional produce aerosalized viral particles which are highly infectious. Best practices and recommendations are outlined to mitigate the risk to the provider.

Keywords: PPE; SARS-CoV-2; aerosol generating procedures; maxillofacial.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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