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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
卷 152, 期 11, 页码 903-908出版社
AMER DENTAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.05.021
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Aerosol; dental; saliva; SARS-CoV-2; mouthrinse; povidone-iodine; hydrogen peroxide; saline; chlorhexidine
The study found that 23%, 28%, and 60% of asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and postsymptomatic individuals respectively carry SARS-CoV-2 in their saliva. Mouthrinses can significantly reduce viral load in less than an hour, especially with lower initial viral loads.
Background. Many people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) never develop substantial symptoms. With more than 34 million people in the United States already infected and highly transmissible variants rapidly emerging, it is highly probable that post-and presymptomatic people will form an important fraction of those seeking dental care. Salivary carriage rates in these populations are not known. Moreover, although preventing transmission is critical for controlling spread, the efficacy of mouthrinses in reducing oral viral load is poorly studied. Methods. The authors recruited 201 asymptomatic, presymptomatic, postsymptomatic, and symptomatic people and measured copy numbers of SARS-CoV-2 in unstimulated saliva using realtime reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Subsequently, the authors inducted 41 symptomatic people into a randomized, triple-blinded study and instructed them to rinse with saline, 1% hydrogen peroxide, 0.12% chlorhexidine, or 0.5% povidone-iodine for 60 seconds. The authors measured viral load 15 and 45 minutes after rinsing. Results. Salivary SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 23% of asymptomatic, 60% of postsymptomatic, and 28% of presymptomatic participants. Neither carriage rate nor viral load correlated with COVID-19 symptomatology, age, sex, or race or ethnicity. All 4 mouthrinses decreased viral load by 61% through 89% at 15 minutes and by 70% through 97% at 45 minutes. The extent of reduction correlated significantly with initial viral load. Conclusions. Nonsymptomatic people can pose a risk of transmitting the virus, and mouthrinses are simple and efficacious means of reducing this risk, especially when the load is less than 104 copies per milliliter. Practical Implications. At a time when resources are stretched, the findings of this study contribute to evidence-based selection of personal protection equipment and simple infection control practices to reduce contagion at source.
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