Document Type : Narrative Review
Authors
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Periodontist, Private Practice, Kerman, Iran.
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Delegate researcher in CMFRC, National Advance center for craniomaxillofacial reconstruction, Tehran, Iran, and Craniomaxillofacial Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Periodontist, Private practice, El Paso, Texas, USA
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Periodontist, private practice Austin, Texas, USA.
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Periodontist, Assistant Prof. Department of Periodontology, Tehran, Iran.
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Faculty of Dentistry, Boroujerd Islamic Azad University
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Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran ,Iran
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Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Craniofacial Trauma Research Center, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
COVID-19 is a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that quickly became a global pandemic during 2020. Considering the recent outbreak, the lack of adequate data regarding SARS-CoV-2, and consequently the risk of dental practice and potential cross-infection, this article attempted to address the information collected so far in accordance with the internationally valid guidelines and to suggest a relatively safe protocol for the management of o patients. In other words, this study describes the essentials that need to be considered for the dental office reopening.
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