口腔外科治療における新型コロナウイルス感染症対策

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Cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and it rapidly spread worldwide. As of August 2022, the number of reported COVID-19 cases worldwide has passed 550 million, with more than 6.3 million deaths (according to the World Health Organization (WHO)). The pandemic has affected clinical practice, as well as the daily life. Since oral and maxillofacial surgeons examine and treat the oral cavity and its surrounding structures in daily clinical practice, they are always exposed to the risk of infection through exposure to saliva, droplets, and aerosols which contain severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of COVID-19.

　In this article, we reviewed impact of COVID-19 on oral and maxillofacial surgery with particular focus on several recommendations.