Oral Pathology in the Context of COVID-19: Perspectives Based on a Compilation of Literature Data

ABSTRACT

A review of articles related to SARS-CoV-2 indexed in databases, primarily PubMed, from December 2019 to August 2020 as well as historical support literature was conducted addressing relevant aspects that oral pathologists, stomatologists and general dentists need to be aware of in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion was based on the contextualization of general aspects as a basis for understanding of the scenario dental professionals are currently facing.

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Paulo Victor Mendes Penafort

Paulo Victor Mendes Penafort, DDS, is an oral an maxillofacial pathology resident at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Tayná Figueiredo Maciel

Tayná Figueiredo Maciel, DDS, is an oral and maxillofacial pathology resident at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Ana Paula Ferreira Souza

Ana Paula Ferreira Souza, DDS, is an oral and maxillofacial pathology resident at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Tássia Caroline da Costa Mendes

Tássia Caroline da Costa Mendes, DDS, is an oral and maxillofacial pathology resident at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Renata Gualberto Cunha

Renata Gualberto Cunha, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor and preceptor of the residency program of oral and maxillofacial pathology at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Naiza Menezes Medeiros Abrahim

Naiza Menezes Medeiros Abrahim, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor and preceptor of the residency program of oral and maxillofacial pathology at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Lucileide Castro Oliveira

Lucileide Castro Oliveira, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor and preceptor of the residency program of oral and maxillofacial pathology at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Jeconias Câmara

Jeconias Câmara, DDS, MSc, is an adjunct professor and coordinator of the residency program of oral and maxillofacial pathology at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva

Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, DDS, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of stomatology in the School of Dentistry and in the laboratory of virology at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine at the University of São Paulo.

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Tatiana Nayara Libório-Kimura

Tatiana Nayara Libório-Kimura, DDS, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of pathology and legal medicine and vicecoordinator of the residency program of oral and maxillofacial pathology at the Federal University of Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil.

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