AO CMF International Task Force Recommendations on Best Practices for Maxillofacial Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael C. Grant, Daniel Buchbinder, Thomas B. Dodson, Stefano Fusetti, Mike Yiu Yan Leung, Gregorio Sánchez Aniceto, Alexander Schramm, E. Bradley Strong, Eppo B. Wolvius
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that has adversely and significantly impacted the safe practice of maxillofacial surgery. The risk lies in the heavy viral load in the oral/nasal/upper respiratory mucosal surfaces. Surgical procedures performed in this anatomic regional produce aerosalized viral particles which are highly infectious. Best practices and recommendations are outlined to mitigate the risk to the provider.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineOral and maxillofacial surgeryBest practiceTask forceDentistryVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyPolitical scienceLawPublic administrationDiseaseOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsDental Research and COVID-19Infection Control and Ventilation