Management of Head and Neck Surgeries During COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Strategy

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The pandemic 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has presented dire situation to oral surgeons. All-encompassing precaution has to be taken to lessen person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 and it supports to control this massive outbreak. Oral and maxillofacial surgical intervention carries high risk due to concomitant use of powered instruments and subsequently it produces aerosol which is considered to be highly infectious agent. Due to unprecedented nature of diseases, this current article reviews only recent publications and qualities of evidence were limited.

tags: covid-19 head and neck surgery

related terms: novel coronavirus, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, infectious agent


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