Study finds dental procedures during pandemic are not riskier ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 18:41 IST Ohio [US], May 13 (ANI): Waiting for the COVID situation to dampen for taking that routine dental checkup due to fear of catching the virus? A new study is here to help as its findings dispel the misconception that patients and providers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 at the dentist's office. SARS-CoV-2 spreads mainly through respiratory droplets, and dental procedures are known to produce an abundance of aerosols - leading to fears that flying saliva during a cleaning or a restorative procedure could make the dentist's chair a high-transmission location.