Combating Novel COVID-19: Guidelines for the Periodontal Practitioner

Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy¹*, Balaji Manohar², Delfin Lovelina Francis³, Harjeet Singh¹ and Balakrishnan Jayan¹

Published: March 30, 2022

DOI: 10.55162/MCDS.01.015

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Abstract  

In the history of medicine there have been many outbursts of morbid infectious diseases and it is challenging to every health care professional to reduce and prevent its burden. The field of Dentistry is always a source of high-risk infectious material generation owing to its professional nature. Most of the morbid infections are viral in origin and quite often transmit via droplet or aerosols. In this context, the field of Periodontology is not an exception. The recent pandemic spread of novel corona virus infectious disease (COVID-19) is alarming the community and has gained focus in terms of prevention at each echelon in the chain of transmission of infection. It becomes a mandatory duty as responsible clinicians in combating against the spread of such an infection.