Table 7.
Various emergency and non-emergency dental procedures according to COVID-19 guidelines [125].
Dental Non-Emergency Procedures | Dental Emergency Procedures |
---|---|
New/periodic oral examinations | Uncontrolled bleeding |
Routine x-rays | Cellulitis/bacterial facial space infection |
Routine dental cleaning as well as preventive therapies | Severe dental pain (pulpitis) |
Extraction of asymptomatic teeth | Pericoronitis/3rd molar pain |
Restorative dental procedures (fillings, crowning) | Dry socket |
Recall/revisit | Tooth fracture |
Dento-alveolar trauma | |
Painful broken filling | |
Adjustment of ortho-wire damaging gums | |
Post-surgery treatment |