Abstract

  The mouth has a significant role when it comes to the transmission process of SARS - CoV-2. This happens due to the spread of small droplets which makes the oral and oropharynx mucosa easy targets for the virus [1]. Therefore, the oral cavity is directly associated with the evolutionary process of SARS-CoV-2 in the inhalation of environmental particles in the air and in the sputum, because it can also be transmitted through saliva [2].

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Citation

Citation: Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos., et al. “A Recommendation of PHTALOX® Mouthwash for Preventing Infection and Progression of COVID-19". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 4.12 (2020): 111-112.

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Copyright: © 2020 Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.