Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: May | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 178-187
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210528
Global Havoc Due to COVID-19 and Its Impact on Dentistry: A Review
Deshraj Jain1, Alka Gupta2, Unnati Gedam3, Amit Varma4
1Professor & Head, 2Professor, 3Postgraduate Student,
Dept. of Prosthodontics, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, (M.P.) India
4Postgraduate Student, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government College of Dentistry, Indore
Corresponding Author: Unnati Gedam
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originated in Wuhan, China. The disease has now affected more than 100 countries around the world. In the light of the WHO declaring COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, despite global efforts to prevent the spreading of the disease, the cases are still increasing. Dentistry is facing its darkest hour, with the growth and spread of this pandemic. Dental surgeons are among the highest risk because they are in direct contact with saliva. COVID-19 had a serious impact on the dental profession. There are lot many articles published relating to Dentistry and the disease. But dentistry has various specialties and each of them has specific therapeutic considerations. The article concisely elaborates specific considerations in various specialties in dentistry.
Key words: COVID-19, Dentistry, Impact on dentistry, Therapeutic considerations, Review.