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Oral Antiseptics against SARS-CoV-2: A Literature Review

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  • Cristian Gabriel Guerrero Bernal

    (Especialidad de Periodoncia, Departamento de Clínicas Odontológicas Integrales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico)

  • Emmanuel Reyes Uribe

    (Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico)

  • Joel Salazar Flores

    (Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico)

  • Juan José Varela Hernández

    (Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico)

  • Juan Ramón Gómez-Sandoval

    (Especialidad de Periodoncia, Departamento de Clínicas Odontológicas Integrales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
    Instituto de Investigación en Odontología, Departamento de Clínicas Odontológicas Integrales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico)

  • Silvia Yolanda Martínez Salazar

    (Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico)

  • Adrián Fernando Gutiérrez Maldonado

    (Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico)

  • Jacobo Aguilar Martínez

    (Departamento de Ciencias Tecnológicas, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico)

  • Sarah Monserrat Lomelí Martínez

    (Especialidad de Periodoncia, Departamento de Clínicas Odontológicas Integrales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
    Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y de la Vida, Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 47810, Mexico
    Maestría en Salud Pública, Departamento de Bienestar y Desarrollo Sustentable, Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
    Especialidad de Prostodoncia, Departamento de Clínicas Odontológicas Integrales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico)

Abstract

Dentists are health care workers with the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19, because the oral cavity is considered to be a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The identification of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, the generation of aerosols, and the proximity to patients during dental procedures are conditions that have led to these health care workers implementing additional disinfection strategies for their protection. Oral antiseptics are widely used chemical substances due to their ability to reduce the number of microorganisms. Although there is still no evidence that they can prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, some preoperative oral antiseptics have been recommended as control measures, by different health institutions worldwide, to reduce the number of microorganisms in aerosols and droplets during dental procedures. Therefore, this review presents the current recommendations for the use of oral antiseptics against SARS-CoV-2 and analyzes the different oral antiseptic options used in dentistry.

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  • Cristian Gabriel Guerrero Bernal & Emmanuel Reyes Uribe & Joel Salazar Flores & Juan José Varela Hernández & Juan Ramón Gómez-Sandoval & Silvia Yolanda Martínez Salazar & Adrián Fernando Gutiérrez Mal, 2022. "Oral Antiseptics against SARS-CoV-2: A Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:14:p:8768-:d:866089
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