id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-253682-pwrojqju Yakubov, Dorin Opinion: An Increase in Severe Late-Dental Complications May Result from Reliance on Home Dental Remedies During the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-05-15 .txt text/plain 502 36 62 title: Opinion: An Increase in Severe Late-Dental Complications May Result from Reliance on Home Dental Remedies During the COVID-19 Pandemic The global pandemic resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak has caused significant limitations in the publics access to routine dental and medical care. Availability of appointments at private medical and dental practices, particularly on the east coast, have been severely curtailed as practices have shut their doors and laid off workers in response to stay-at-home orders and reduced clinical volume. We believe this may be the direct result of decreased routine dental care, as patients begin to ignore signs of increasingly severe dental conditions in an effort to remain home. We believe that this is likely the result of a failure to directly communicate with patients the circumstances under which they should seek dental care despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In cases of severe dental pain, persistent oral bleeding, or increasing difficulty with breathing or swallowing, patients should still be urged to seek dental care. ./cache/cord-253682-pwrojqju.txt ./txt/cord-253682-pwrojqju.txt