Oral hygiene habits and possible transmission of COVID-19 among cohabitants
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EARCH ARTICLE
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Oral hygiene habits and possible transmission of COVID‑19 among cohabitants María José González‑Olmo1, Bendición Delgado‑Ramos2* , Ana Ruiz‑Guillén1, Martín Romero‑Maroto1 and María Carrillo‑Díaz1
Abstract Background: To find out whether misuse of dental hygiene, in terms of certain dental habits, may facilitate the spread of COVID-19 among cohabiting individuals. Methods: 302 COVID-19 infected (PCR +) subjects cohabiting with someone else at home were selected for an observational cross-sectional study. An anonymous online questionnaire was developed using Google forms to avoid person-to-person contact. The structured questionnaire consisted of questions covering several areas: sociodemo‑ graphic data, cross transmission to another person living together, oral hygiene habits during confinement, care and disinfection control behaviours in the dental environment like sharing toothbrush, sharing toothbrush container, shar‑ ing toothpaste, placing brush vertically, placing cap with hole for brush, disinfecting brush with bleach, closing toilet lid before flushing. Results: Tongue brushing was more used in the group where there was no transmission of the disease to other members (p
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