Most dental procedures require close contact with the patient’s oral cavity, saliva, blood, and respiratory tract secretions. Saliva is rich in COVID-19 viral load. Many patients who are asymptomatic may be carriers. So prior precaution is mandatory.Try to avoid non-emergency treatment. Use of rubber dam isolation minimises the risk of contamination. Use of PPE kit and rest of the precautionary measures increases the treatment cost which is again a challenge for both dentist and patient.
Aditya Shinde, Trupti Naykodi, Parimal Yewale, Asbah Shaikh. The new normal in dentistry during pandemic (Covid-19) in and around Mumbai: A short survey study. International Journal of Dental Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 20-23