Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers' physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Galanis, I Vraka, D Fragkou, A Bilali… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care
workers (HCWs) have been obliged to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). We …

Headache related to PPE use during the COVID-19 pandemic

JJY Ong, ACY Chan, C Bharatendu, HL Teoh… - Current Pain and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Personal protection equipment (PPE)–associated headache is
an unusual secondary headache disorder that predominantly occurs in healthcare workers …

Mandibular Crowding: Diagnosis and Management—A Scoping Review

A Patano, G Malcangi, AD Inchingolo… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Crowding is the most frequent malocclusion in orthodontics, with a strong
hereditary tendency. It already occurs in pediatric age and is mainly hereditary. It is a sign of …

Symptoms associated with personal protective equipment among frontline health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Çağlar, İ Kaçer, M Hacımustafaoğlu… - Disaster medicine and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: Personal protective equipment (PPE) use is frequently construed as inconvenient
and disturbing by health care professionals (HCPs). We hypothesized that new-onset …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro studies evaluating the efficacy of mouth rinses on Sars-Cov-2: A systematic review

J Tadakamadla, E Boccalari, V Rathore, C Dolci… - Journal of Infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This systematic review aims to evaluate the evidence on the efficacy of mouth rinses on
SARS-CoV-2 from in vitro studies. Five electronic databases were searched up to February …

Bio-inspired systems in nonsurgical periodontal therapy to reduce contaminated aerosol during COVID-19: a comprehensive and bibliometric review

A Butera, C Maiorani, V Natoli, A Bruni… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: On 30 January 2020, a public health emergency of international concern was
declared as a result of the new COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This …

COVID-19 pandemic: effect of different face masks on self-perceived dry mouth and halitosis

P Kanzow, V Dylla, AM Mahler, V Hrasky… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks has increased, resulting in potential
health-related side-effects. Therefore, the study aimed to analyse the effect of wearing face …

The Impact of COVID-19 on Infection Control Measures in Dental Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study

Y Wahdan, G Habash, E Kateeb, R Junaidy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on every aspect of life, especially for
healthcare professionals. Dentists are the most at risk of infection due to close contact with …

Evaluating the practice of preventive behaviors and the fear of COVID-19 among dentists in Oradea metropolitan area after the first wave of pandemic; a cross …

R Iurcov, LM Pop, G Ciavoi, M Iorga - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dental clinics were suspected to be a hotspot for nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 due
to the easy spread of the virus. The study investigated the preventive behaviors applied in …

Study on factors of people's wearing masks based on two online surveys: cross-sectional evidence from China

L Zhang, S Zhu, H Yao, M Li, G Si, X Tan - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: To analyze factors of people's wearing masks based on two online surveys,
and to explore whether living area factor or quarantine status could have an impact on mask …