Biosecurity in dental care for the COVID-19 pandemic: a global analysis of the new measures

• Autores: Romero Tapia, Percy, Marin Aliaga, Jorge Eduardo, Sedano Balbín, Gabriela
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/19696
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/19696
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: SARS-CoV-2; Personal protective equipment; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Aerosol generating procedures; (source: MeSH NLM); Equipo de protección personal; Procedimientos generadores de aerosoles; (fuente: DeCS BIREME)

After the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world, during a health crisis, dentistry as a profession with a high level of risk of contamination poses a challenge, for the restructuring of its procedures. In this regard, different approaches to international guidelines have been reviewed with diverse realities and experiences in the field, reaching recommendations for the design and use of optimal personal protective equipment (PPE) in times of scarcity, minimizing the risks of contamination. However, most of these are not supported by dental scientific evidence, while new devices are being developed, minimizing exposure to aerosol-generating procedures (PGA) as physical barriers.