Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	77998
Country	Saudi Arabia

Category	Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Mouth shield to minimize airborne transmission risk of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the dental office
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohiddin R Dimashkieh, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, Yousef Fouad Talic, Ali Alqerban and Amir M Demachkia
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Northen Ring Road, Exit 7, Riyadh 13314, Saudi Arabia. mznassani@dau.edu.sa
Key Words	Mouth shield; Transmission; Dentistry; COVID-19; Airborne; Droplets; Aerosols; Infectious diseases
Core Tip	This letter to the editor presents an innovative mouth shield to increase the protection of the dental team against the water backsplash of aerosols, droplets, and airborne particles during dental procedures.
Citation	Dimashkieh MR, Nassani MZ, Talic YF, Alqerban A, Demachkia AM. Mouth shield to minimize airborne transmission risk of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the dental office. World J Methodol 2022; 12(5): 461-464

Received	2022-06-01 11:39
Peer-Review Started	2022-06-01 11:42
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-06-27 10:16
Revised	2022-07-04 11:05
Second Decision	2022-08-03 02:38
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2022-08-07 20:27
Articles in Press	2022-08-07 20:27
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2022-09-13 07:11

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