Diagnosis and Protection of COVID-19 in Stomatology

Abstract

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus uncertain etiology caused in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread to other provincesandcountries.Someresearchersisolatedthepathogennamedasthe2019novelcoronavirusdisease(2019nCoV). The common symptoms of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, such as sore throat, high fever, diarrhea, and dyspnea. Besides that, researchers also recorded oral symptoms including ulcers, herpes, and tongue pain. At the sametime,dentalpractitionersasahigh-riskinfectionoccupationalwayscontactclosepatients.Itisveryimportant to prevent infection. The review aims to look back at the progress of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated with stomatology, to be studied, diagnosed, and prevented from the disease from the oral aspect.