The Coronavirus pandemic, which has turned into a global epidemic and threatens public health, has made it necessary to update urgent practices in dentistry. As dentists, who are shown among the highest risk groups by the World Health Organization, we continue to do our duty to protect and treat the health of our people. This As dentists, our first priority in the process is to provide health services and protect public health. In case of emergency applications in dentistry under adequate sterilization and disinfection conditions provided in the clinical environment, we can perform it in line with standard infection control measures and with special changes in personal protective equipment.
Ministry of Health. and determined by the scientific advisory board as emergency dental practices during this process; Severe toothache due to caries, infections developing due to wisdom teeth, which we call pericoronitis, tooth-related abscesses causing localized pain and infection, tooth and surrounding tissue fractures, luxation due to trauma, acute and painful lesions of the intraoral and oral mucosa, temporary restoration loss. Treatment of fractures and injuries that prevent the use of removable prostheses in a way that does not create aerosol, Treatment of patients who are planned to receive or are receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy and organ transplantation, Life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding, consultation and suspicion of malignancy. In addition, patients who are receiving orthodontic treatment It is pain or infections that develop due to soft tissue injury as a result of the breakage of brackets and wires. We implement the above-mentioned emergency procedures by defined fixed teams in at least two shifts and in designated isolated areas, and by monitoring the temperature of all teams daily. Our controlled patient follow-ups and emergency applications are carried out by the Ministry of Health. and we are trying to coordinate with the decisions of the Turkish Dentists Association and the scientific committee of Turkish dentists.
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