New
Approaches in the Treatment of Oral Pathology during Covid-19 Pandemics
Norina FORNA 1 , Claudiu TOPOLICEANU 2* , Doriana AGOP-FORNA 2
1 Univ.Prof, Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Iasi, Romania, Dental Medical Faculty, ASM titular, AOSR member,
CID-CDF president
2 Lecturer, Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Iasi, Romania, Dental Medical Faculty
Corresponding author*: Topoliceanu Claudiu; e-mail
claudiu.topoliceanu@umfiasi.ro
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic
required the introduction of new treatment protocols and the reorganization of
circuits in dental offices to protect patients from Covid 19 infection. This
new approach involves the restructuring of clinical workflow and new treatment
procedures. Guidelineswere supplied by regulatory authorities with instructions
and recommendations focusing on limiting the contact with patients in dental
emergencies and implementing strict safety measures. During pandemic it was
noticed an increase in the pathology of the oral cavity that requires treatment
through oral surgery procedures and a greater openness of practitioners to the
introduction of new techniques and technologies. In this context, there is an
increasing trend in the use of teledentistry, digital techniques for planning
minimal invasive surgical procedures in the proprosthetic and pro-implant
stage, optical impression in implant-prosthetic therapy, and laser technologies
that allow minimally invasive approach to oral surgery procedures in soft
tissues and bone. The new therapeutic approaches have numerous benefits in
terms of efficiency, ergonomics and patients comfort as well as in the
prevention of the spread of Covid9 infection.
Keywords: : COVID-19, pandemic, minimal
invasive, surgery, digital
DOI https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2021.2.56