Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Characteristics in children and considerations for dentists providing their care

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作者
Mallineni, Sreekanth Kumar [1 ]
Innes, Nicola P. [2 ]
Raggio, Daniela Procida [3 ]
Araujo, Mariana Pinheiro [2 ]
Robertson, Mark D. [2 ]
Jayaraman, Jayakumar [4 ]
机构
[1] Majmaah Univ, Coll Dent, Dept Prevent Dent Sci, Pediat Dent, Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
[2] Univ Dundee, Sch Dent, Child Dent & Oral Hlth, Dundee, Scotland
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent, Dept Paediat Dent, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[4] Univ Texas Hlth Sch Dent, Dept Dev Dent, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
关键词
children; coronavirus; COVID-19; dentistry; paediatric dentistry; MAINTAINING DENTAL EDUCATION; INFECTION; OUTBREAK; CARIES;
D O I
10.1111/ipd.12653
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
The emergence of the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic called coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and has become one of the most significant challenges to the healthcare profession. Dental practices are focal points for cross-infection, and care must be taken to minimise the risk of infection to, from, or between dental care professionals and patients. The COVID-19 epidemiological and clinical characteristics are still being collated but children's symptoms seem to be milder than those that adults experience. It is unknown whether certain groups, for example children with comorbidities, might be at a higher risk of more severe illness. Emerging data on disease spread in children, affected by COVID-19, have not been presented in detail. The purpose of this article was to report current data on the paediatric population affected with COVID-19 and highlight considerations for dentists providing care for children during this pandemic. All members of the dental team have a professional responsibility to keep themselves informed of current guidance and be vigilant in updating themselves as recommendations are changing so quickly.
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