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Delaying Intraoral Radiographs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Conundrum.
Kaur, Harneet; Gupta, Harshita; Dadlani, Himanshu; Kochhar, Gulsheen Kaur; Singh, Gurkeerat; Bhasin, Ritasha; Kochhar, Anuraj Singh; Alam, Mohammad Khursheed.
  • Kaur H; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.
  • Gupta H; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India.
  • Dadlani H; Department of Periodontology, Kalka Dental College and Hospital, Meerut 250006, India.
  • Kochhar GK; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Panchkula, Haryana 134118, India.
  • Singh G; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India.
  • Bhasin R; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, M5G1G6, ON, Canada.
  • Kochhar AS; Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, M5G1G6, Toronto, Canada.
  • Alam MK; Orthodontic Division, Preventive Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Biomed Res Int ; 2022: 8432856, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1622121
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The COVID-19 pandemic has made dentists very assiduous about cross-infection during dental treatment, thereby delaying dental radiographs for treatment. However, patients needing dental emergency treatment in the ongoing pandemic require relevant intra/extraoral dental radiography for adequate diagnosis and treatment planning.

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This article is aimed at adding to the hot debate Is delay for intraoral radiographs justified or a possible proxy? As a narrative review, it provides an insight into the reasons for delaying intra-oral dental radiographs during in the pandemic and options of the nontraditional radiographic techniques available until the pandemic subsides. Discussion and Conclusion. Cross-contamination concerns through respiratory droplets grow while using intraoral film holders that stimulate gag reflex, coughing, saliva secretion, and if proper disinfection protocols are not applied. Since the patients' acquiring emergency dental treatment cannot be neglected, the return-to-work guidelines by the health regulatory bodies urge to prioritize extraoral radiographic imaging techniques to curb the infection, offering the best diagnostic efficacy. The dental professionals can consider cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans and sectional dental panoramic radiographs (SDPRs), followed by a risk assessment for COVID-19, a safer modality in reducing cross-contamination and assuring an innocuous environment for both patient and coworkers.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Radiography, Dental / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Biomed Res Int Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2022

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Radiography, Dental / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Biomed Res Int Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2022