Pediatric dental practice during, pre and post COVID-era: a literature review

Kanishka Gautam; Nikhil Srivastava; Vivek Rana; Noopur Kaushik; Tushar Pruthi

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20242906

Authors

Kanishka Gautam Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nikhil Srivastava Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vivek Rana Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Noopur Kaushik Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Tushar Pruthi Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20242906

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pediatric dentistry, Preventive measures

Abstract

Everyone is on edge for their health and safety as the COVID-19 pandemic has hit both developed and developing countries. As a result of its fast transmission rate by direct touch or droplet dispersion, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a major concern for healthcare practitioners and is responsible for the horrific 2019 coronavirus sickness (COVID-19). An extensive electronic search was conducted using Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google to investigate the COVID-19 epidemic and its impact on pediatric dentistry. Pediatric dentists still do not have access to full data that would allow them to treat their pediatric patients before, during, and after the pandemic, despite the fact that more information is accessible on the concerning progression of COVID-19.

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