COVID-19 and dental aerosols: The infection connection

Suryakant C Deogade; Dinesh Naitam

doi:10.4103/ajm.ajm_185_20

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2021; 11(02): 107-109
DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_185_20

Letter to the Editor

COVID-19 and dental aerosols: The infection connection

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Suryakant C Deogade

Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Dinesh Naitam

Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Akola, Maharashtra, India

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