Covid-19: The aftermath for orthodontics

Flavia ARTESE

As early as 2007, a paper published in the Clinical Microbiology Reviews on SARS coronavirus infection already warned us that “the presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb”. In spite of this grave alert, we are currently experiencing one of the most serious pandemias in human history. I believe most of us are still in absolute dismay with this disease, which was frst detected in hospitals in Wuhan and probably originated in the Huanan seafood market in China. Due to the high degree of contamination of this virus, the world came to a halt or at least 1/3 of it. In fact, the world is scared. So much so that leaders in the world seem to be lost, divided in their roles of great responsibility, between saving lives due to the corona virus or focusing on the consequences of the economic lag that will follow due to social isolation. [...]

How to cite: Artese F. Covid-19: The aftermath for orthodontics. Dental Press J Orthod. 2020 Mar-Apr;25(2):7-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.25.2.007-008.edt

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