Experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic COVID-19 after dental treatment
Abstract Background The potential risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission from asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is a concern in dental practice. However, the impact of this risk is not well documented to date. This report describes our dental clinical experience with patients who did...
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doaj-dbd9b6fa3c604edbb3f9573188114d0e2021-09-05T11:24:43ZengSpringerOpenMaxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2288-85862021-09-014311510.1186/s40902-021-00316-4Experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic COVID-19 after dental treatmentJu-Yeon Seo0Sung-Tak Lee1So-Young Choi2Jin-Wook Kim3Tae-Geon Kwon4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National UniversityAbstract Background The potential risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission from asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is a concern in dental practice. However, the impact of this risk is not well documented to date. This report describes our dental clinical experience with patients who did not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 but were later confirmed as positive for COVID-19. Case presentation Of the 149,149 patients who visited the outpatient clinic of KNUDH and the 3291 patients who visited the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic of KNUH, 3 were later confirmed as having COVID-1 between 1 February 2020 and 28 February 2021. Owing to close contact with these patients during their treatments, 46 dental and medical staff had to undergo quarantine from the date of the patients’ confirmation of COVID-19 infection. Conclusion The presented cases showed the potential existence of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients after dental treatment with aerosol-generating procedures. Clinicians should be aware of the infection prevention measures and try to protect healthcare personnel from secondary infection of COVID-19 during dental treatments.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40902-021-00316-4COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AsymptomaticDental treatmentPersonal protective equipment |
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Ju-Yeon Seo Sung-Tak Lee So-Young Choi Jin-Wook Kim Tae-Geon Kwon Experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic COVID-19 after dental treatment Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Dental treatment Personal protective equipment |
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Experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic COVID-19 after dental treatment |
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Experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic COVID-19 after dental treatment |
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experience of patients diagnosed as asymptomatic covid-19 after dental treatment |
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Abstract Background The potential risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission from asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is a concern in dental practice. However, the impact of this risk is not well documented to date. This report describes our dental clinical experience with patients who did not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 but were later confirmed as positive for COVID-19. Case presentation Of the 149,149 patients who visited the outpatient clinic of KNUDH and the 3291 patients who visited the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic of KNUH, 3 were later confirmed as having COVID-1 between 1 February 2020 and 28 February 2021. Owing to close contact with these patients during their treatments, 46 dental and medical staff had to undergo quarantine from the date of the patients’ confirmation of COVID-19 infection. Conclusion The presented cases showed the potential existence of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients after dental treatment with aerosol-generating procedures. Clinicians should be aware of the infection prevention measures and try to protect healthcare personnel from secondary infection of COVID-19 during dental treatments. |
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