Impact of COVID-19 Awareness on Periodontal Disease Prevention and Management
Federica Di Spirito, Vincent J. Iacono, Alfredo Iandolo, Alessandra Amato, Ludovico Sbordone, A Lanza
Abstract
The greatest threat and pervasive health issue in the world is COVID-19. Thousands of people have died because of it globally. The majority of infected people have moderate to serious symptoms. Controlling periodontal disease is crucial at this time when dentistry is performing below its pre-COVID-19 competence levels. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of Saudi dentists about COVID-19 and its association with periodontal disorders and to compare responses based on
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Periodontal diseaseMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDiseaseDentistryVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDental Research and COVID-19COVID-19 diagnosis using AICOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies