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. 2022 Sep;22(3):101745.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2022.101745. Epub 2022 May 8.

DENTAL AEROSOLS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

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DENTAL AEROSOLS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

Poramate Pitak-Arnnop et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2022 Sep.

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Article title and bibliographic information: Meethil AP, Saraswat S, Chaudhary PP, Dabdoub SM, Kumar PS. Sources of SARS-CoV-2 and other microorganisms in dental aerosols. J Dent Res 2021;100(8);817-23. doi: 10.1177/00,220,345,211,015,948.

Source of funding: The authors reported that no external funding sources directly supported this study.

Type of study/design: Experimental research.

Keywords: COVID-19; Dental aerosol; SARS-CoV-2.

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