Impactos da COVID-19 na Odontologia

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus belongs to a family called Coronaviridae, as it has characteristics such as spikes/peplomeres, similar to a crown. The first case of infection with this virus occurred in the city of Wuhan, at the end of 2019. From then on, this infection quickly took global proportions, turning into the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease – 2019) pandemic. The dental environment can be a facilitator of contamination by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, if precautionary measures are not established in the care and after-care of patients, since the transmission of the virus occurs through coughing, sneezing and direct contact. with contaminated people and objects. The pandemic has generated permanent impacts on people's lives, including dental practice. In this aspect, biosafety represents a shaken pillar, as well as the dental surgeons in the physical and emotional aspects. With the sum of all these changes caused in the dental area, the patient is also affected by the Covid-19. The objective of this work was to analyze the changes that the SARS-Cov-2 virus pandemic caused in the work routine in the dental area. According to the survey, most dentists admit to having suffered physical and emotional ensure the mental health of patients and dentists.