id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279790-zzvetjrt Zeng, Liujun Strategic plan for management in oral and maxillofacial surgery during COVID-19 epidemic 2020-04-11 .txt text/plain 989 54 47 However, in China, there are still numerous patients with other diseases, especially trauma and cancer requiring surgical treatment. If the oral cancer patient also suffers from COVID-19 or is an asymptomatic virus carrier, check-up and treatment procedures probably cause the spread of the virus through droplets, posing a significant risk to the medical staff. During the epidemic, chemotherapy or radiotherapy can be used as the alternative to surgical treatment in some oral cancer patients. The surgical personnel during operation are required to wear standard personal protection, including N95 masks, disposable protective clothing, disposable shoe covers, goggles or face screen protection. Oral and maxillofacial surgery generally involves the upper respiratory tract, and the surgical site is often contaminated by saliva, so when the electrosurgical equipment is used, powerful suction should be applied to reduce the diffusion of surgical smoke and aerosols. Moreover, for novel coronavirus-infected patients including asymptomatic virus carriers, the virus can spread through splashing of respiratory secretions when the patients cough. ./cache/cord-279790-zzvetjrt.txt ./txt/cord-279790-zzvetjrt.txt