Maninder Hundal*

Executive Officer and Classified Specialist Prosthodontia, Indian Naval Dental Centre, Danteshwari, Asvini Campus, Colaba, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Maninder Hundal, Executive Officer and Classified Specialist Prosthodontia, Indian Naval Dental Centre, Danteshwari, Asvini Campus, Colaba, Mumbai, India.

Received: September 20, 2021; Published: December 30, 2021

Abstract

The continuing pandemic has affected dental healthcare severely leading to clinical, psychological and financial repercussions worldwide with unforeseen consequences on dental professionals, patients and laboratory personnel’s. Implant prosthodontics has been one of most predictable and fascinating division both for the patient as well as the prosthodontist. However most healthcare guidelines recommend only emergency and urgent prosthodontic procedures to be taken up. This scientific article focuses on the unique challenges associated with prosthodontic implant treatment with suggestions of successfully delivering the same to rightful recipients keeping a balanced approach so as to provide care in a way that minimizes harm to patients from delaying treatment as well as preventing any harm to personnel and patients from potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords: Implant Prosthodontics; Treatment and Disinfection Protocols; Covid-19

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Citation

Citation: Maninder Hundal. “Implant Driven Prosthodontic Care in the Pandemic Era”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.1 (2022): 115-120.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Maninder Hundal. 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.