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. 2021 Oct 20;18(21):11008. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111008

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