Abstract
Background The risk of acquiring COVID-19 during a pandemic is a major concern among health care workers. Dental professionals being in close proximity to the patients had been exposed more than other health care workers. Hence, all the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are strictly advised to be followed. Methods A detailed relevant literature search was conducted in international databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct, from January 2020 to November 2020. All the studies that provided recommendations regarding endodontic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic were included, and those that were not in the English language, case reports, book chapters, and short communications were excluded in this review. In the end, only 6 articles were selected for the systematic review considering that complete information regarding the provision of dental care in the time of COVID-19 with diagnostic accuracy (STARD) was provided. Results Endodontic treatments were restricted to only emergency dental procedures, and all other patients have advised medications and catered through teledentistry. Endodontic emergencies were advised to be carried out with minimal aerosol production procedures. Conclusion Provision of endodontic care during COVID-19 restricted to only emergency dental procedures by strictly following standard operating procedures. A protocol for COVID-19 prevention was followed by all the dentists and the dental staff in the dental clinics.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious adverse physical and psychosocial impact on health care workers (HCW) all over the world [1]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in the treatment dynamics of the health care system, especially in dentistry
Only dental emergencies were allowed by the concerned authorities to minimize the chances of the spread of coronavirus through dentistry [25, 26]
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious adverse physical and psychosocial impact on health care workers (HCW) all over the world [1]. Only necessary and emergency dental procedures should be carried out with proper training and under expert supervision. In this regard, guidelines issued by governments of different regions are to be followed for medical and dental. Endodontic treatments were restricted to only emergency dental procedures, and all other patients have advised medications and catered through teledentistry. Provision of endodontic care during COVID-19 restricted to only emergency dental procedures by strictly following standard operating procedures. A protocol for COVID-19 prevention was followed by all the dentists and the dental staff in the dental clinics
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