Review Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 24-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230605
Managing Endodontic Emergencies Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
1Dr. Nupur Sharma, 2Dr. Shikha Jaiswal,3Dr. Vineeta Nikhil, 4Dr. Sachin Gupta
1Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India
2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India
3Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India
4Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Nupur Sharma
ABSTRACT
The impact of Covid 19 on dentistry has been profound with dental clinicians, who are at high risk of exposure to the virus. Initially at the inception of the pandemic, during the periods of lockdown, the elective dental treatment was halted and advice, analgesia and antimicrobials were preferred to manage the dental emergencies. Some patients could not be successfully managed with this approach and required face-to-face consultation. Therefore, dental emergency assessment via telephonic triage, Covid 19 screening and strict adherence to standard operating protocols for the patient, operatory and dentist were ensured while providing dental treatment based on minimum intervention and restraining from aerosol generating procedures. Now three years from the commencement of the pandemic, calls have been made for gradual return to regular clinical practice with extra precautions. Due to the emergence of new variants and ongoing easing and reimplementation of restrictions, it remains imperative to mitigate the risk of disease transmission during the dental treatment. Thus, this article provides an insight into the clinical protocols for the management of endodontic emergencies in the Covid 19 era, making the dentist better prepared to provide dental care in the patient’s best interest during such pandemic disease outbreaks now and in future.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease 19 outbreak, endodontic emergency, dental care..
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