Cuidados en cirugía oral frente a la pandemia de COVID-19

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: At the end of 2019 the spread of a new virus aroused panic in the population worldwide, with health personnel being the most affected, within this group the most vulnerable are dentists and oral surgeons due to the nature of their profession; The objective of this work was to carry out a bibliographic review on the new norms and protocols that the dental surgeon should adopt in their consultation against COVID-19. INSTUMENTS AND METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION: A descriptive study was carried out, a bibliographic review through Scopus, Google Scholar, Scielo and The International Journal of Odontostomatology of journal articles, letters to the editor and web pages with reliable information, looking for new strategies and protocols of care for the care of oral surgeons in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. FINDINGS: The bibliographic search took approximately one year, due to the little information that was initially available on this topic, applying the selection criteria, 44 articles were obtained that were divided into: origin and characteristics of SARS COV2, history of oral surgery and biosafety protocols in order to develop an adequate system for the care of oral surgeons against this virus. CONCLUSION: Due to the high risk of contamination, oral and maxillofacial surgeons have the obligation to adhere strictly to the biosafety protocols that the authorities have created to avoid possible infections.