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- Title
Saliva is a potential source of Covid-19, and appropriate protection measures should be applied in dental practice.
- Authors
Schwendicke, Falk
- Abstract
Data sources Non-systematically compiled data. Study selection No formal in- or exclusion criteria. Data extraction and synthesis Not described; narrative synthesis. Results SARS-CoV-2 is near ubiquitously present in saliva samples of infected individuals; the saliva is hence a potential source for infection for both dental professionals and dental patients given possible transmission routes involving saliva-containing aerosol, splatter or droplets for COVID-19. Conclusions Dental professionals should be aware of that transmission route and should undertake protective measures accordingly.
- Subjects
COVID-19; PRACTICE of dentistry; SARS-CoV-2; SALIVA; DATA extraction
- Publication
Evidence-Based Dentistry, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 2, p62
- ISSN
1462-0049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41432-020-0101-y