Eficacia de enjuagues bucales como medida preventiva al contagio del SARS-COV2 en atención odontológica.

Abstract

Introduction: SARS-CoV2 is responsible for the COVID-19 disease, being a highly contagious disease, it is recommended to perform out protocols in dental care such as the use of mouthwashes before and after dental treatment to reduce the viral load. The objective of this review is to determine the efficacy of mouthwashes as preventive management of SARS-CoV2 contagion in dental care. Materials and methods: Several articles in Spanish and English published from March 2020 to December 2021 were selected; the search was performed in PubMed, Elsevier, Cochrane, Scopus, Scielo and EBSCO. 50 articles were analyzed and 33 were selected, including systematic reviews with a retrospective, observational and descriptive design. Results: It was found that Povidone-iodine was more effective in reducing viral load to >99.99% in the studies, followed by hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine and finally cetylpyridinium chloride. Conclusion: Through the comparison of 4 mouthwashes in the face of the inhibitory effect against SARS-CoV2, the best mouthwash was 1% povidone-iodine with a decrease in viral load >99.99%, with a use time of 30 seconds In the oral cavity and with an effectiveness time of up to 4 hours.