Impact of covid-19 on impression taking and digital scanning procedures
International Journal of Development Research
Impact of covid-19 on impression taking and digital scanning procedures
Received 06th January, 2021; Received in revised form 11th February, 2021; Accepted 18th March, 2021; Published online 30th April, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Juliana de Carvalho Carmelo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
After the pandemic caused by the new Corona virus, protective measures were proposed to avoid dissemination of COVID-19 disease. Many services of public attendance need to change protocol to guarantee protection of users and service providers. With the high rate of contagion and the possibility of asymptomatic carriers around, COVID-19 presents dental professions with a high risk of infection. Biosafety measures must be meticulously carried out, from the time patients make their appointments until they leave the clinic. The recommendations provided in this letter are important for the attendance of urgent and elective cases, irrespective of when the pandemic ends.
