Review article
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc54/4/10
COVID-19 and Oral Surgery: a narrative review of preoperative mouth rinses
Tiziano Testori
; Department of Implantology and Oral Rehabilitation, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Dental Clinic, Director Prof. L. Francetti, Milan, Italy
Hom-Lay Wang
; Professor and Director of Graduate Periodontics, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Matteo Basso
orcid.org/0000-0002-7115-6796
; Minimally Invasive Aesthetic and Digital Oral Rehabilitation Centre (CROMED), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Dental Clinic (Director Prof. L. Francetti), Milan, Italy
Giordano Bordini
; Private practice, Milan, Italy
Arturo Dian
; Minimally Invasive Aesthetic and Digital Oral Rehabilitation Centre (CROMED), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Dental Clinic (Director Prof. L. Francetti), Milan, Italy
Carlo Vitelli
; Minimally Invasive Aesthetic and Digital Oral Rehabilitation Centre (CROMED), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Dental Clinic (Director Prof. L. Francetti), Milan, Italy
Ivana Miletić
; Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
Massimo Del Fabbro
orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-0984
; IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Dental Clinic, Milan, Italy; Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Abstract
Objective: To provide a narrative review of the preprocedural mouth rinse protocols suggested for oral surgery in order to contrast the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol. Sources and Methods: Electronic searches were performed in medical databases PubMed, Medline, CINAHN and Scopus to identify relevant studies published up until the third week of April 2020. This research was supplemented by exploration through a web-based search engine as well as a manual search for international and national guidelines. Studies and protocols which suggested preoperative mouth rinsing as a recommended measure during the COVID-19 outbreak were included. Given the small number of studies, a narrative literature review was conducted. In total, 15 references (11 articles and 4 guidelines) were considered relevant and were critically analysed. Conclusion: The findings show a high heterogeneity in the protocols suggested. Further research is required to better understand the viral features and epidemiologic characteristics of this new virus and to test the efficacy of commonly used antiseptics against SARS-CoV-2 in future clinical trials. However, the use of chlorhexidine, hydrogen peroxide, PVP-I and cetylpyridinium chloride in contrasting the spread of Covid-19 is described as advisable and substantial in different publications.
Keywords
SARS Virus; Occupational Exposure; Mouthwashes; Clinical Protocols; Local Anti-Infective Agents
Hrčak ID:
247673
URI
Publication date:
14.12.2020.
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