A Study on Using Mouthwash before Providing Dental Treatment to Patients in Dental Clinics during the COVID-19 Pandemic
홍기석,
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홍기석 ( Hong Ki-Seok ) - Moon Dental Hospital
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the present study was to identify the level of recognition of personnel working for dental care in Korea upon using mouthwash before providing dental treatment for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Medical personnel currently working in institutions of dental care were selected randomly regardless of their workplaces and types of occupational groups for the survey employing a questionnaire.
Results: Results of the survey revealed that 55.0% of subjects participated in the survey replied that the use of mouthwash would be useful before providing dental treatment while 45.0% of subjects replied that mouthwash may be useful before providing surgical treatment such as extracting teeth or procedures creating aerosols or splashes. Younger subjects, not those over 50s, appeared to dominantly show positive replies upon using mouthwash. Subjects except dentists tended to reply that mouthwash might be employed before providing surgical treatment or procedures that might create aerosols and splashes.
Conclusion: Personnel working in institutions of dental care in Korea appeared to regard the use of mouthwash for patients before providing dental care could help to prevent them from being infected or to prevent the propagation of COVID-19 pandemic virus. Responses varied according to age and occupation. Thus, further studies and more active campaigns equipped with pertinent guidelines seem necessary for the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19; dentistry; SARS-CoV-2; mouthwashes; salivary gland
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