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Mouthwash & dentistry during the pandemic

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The Risks of Going to the Dentist

Coronivoros is spread through droplets and aerasolls. So they come when we breathe, or we cough, or a dentist does a root canal on you. We know that saliva does contain sars, cove toote s that causes cove 19. There is the potential for this to be whipped up in the instruments and sprayed around the room. But there's been a huge amount of work in taking that risk away. i had a chat with dentist and researcher at newcastle university, richard holiday, to find out where the risks are and what they're doing about it.

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