Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Oral Radiol. 2020 Oct;36(4):395-399. doi: 10.1007/s11282-020-00460-z. Epub 2020 Jun 29.
Dental professionals have always been meticulous about infection control due to high risk of cross-contamination during dental procedures. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need to review and revise our current practice of infection control and develop more strict protocols that will prevent nosocomial spread of infection during COVID-19 outbreak and future pandemics. The risk of contamination is high during dental radiography if proper disinfection techniques are not applied. This document provides advice and guidance for infection control when practicing dental radiography during COVID-19 pandemic.
牙科专业人员一直非常注重感染控制，因为在牙科手术过程中存在很高的交叉污染风险。然而，我们迫切需要审查和修改我们当前的感染控制实践，并制定更严格的方案，以防止在 COVID-19 爆发和未来的大流行期间医院内感染的传播。如果不应用适当的消毒技术，牙科放射摄影过程中的污染风险很高。本文件就 COVID-19 大流行期间进行牙科放射摄影时的感染控制提供了建议和指导。
