ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Detection of Visually Imperceptible Blood Contamination in the Oral Surgical Clinic using Forensic Luminol Blood Detection Agent.
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- Can aerosols-generating dental, oral and maxillofacial, and orthopedic surgical procedures lead to disease transmission? An implication on the current COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of droplet and aerosol generation in dentistry.Journal of dentistry · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce contaminated aerosols produced during dental procedures for preventing infectious diseases.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Epidemiological investigation of infectious occupational exposure among dental students in a stomatological teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Forensic Luminol in Detection of Blood Stains in Instruments Following Dental Treatment.Cureus · 2024Article
- Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments.Odontology · 2024Review
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- Infection Risk of COVID-19 in Dentistry Remains Unknown: A Preliminary Systematic Review.Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.) · 2021Review
- Clinical evidence based review and recommendations of aerosol generating medical procedures in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2020Review
- Dentistry and coronavirus (COVID-19) - moral decision-making.British dental journal · 2020Article
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- A Survey of Self-perceived Physical Discomforts and Health Behaviors Related to Personal Protective Equipment of Indian Dental Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
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Abstract
AIM AND
objectivesOral surgical procedures can cause spread of infections in the clinics through visually imperceptible, splattered, and aerosolized blood. The aim of this study was to evaluate visually imperceptible blood contamination of clinical surfaces and personal protective equipment (PPE) in an oral surgery clinic using luminol. MATERIALS AND
methodsFollowing ethical approval, oral surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia in a disinfected clinic, and PPE was used by the oral surgeon, dental assistant, and patients. After the procedure, clinical surfaces and PPE were evaluated for traces of visually imperceptible blood contamination using luminol. Data regarding blood contamination and the duration of the procedure were collected. Nonparametric tests, with 95% significance level (Epi Info, Stat Calc 7, CDC, Atlanta, USA), were used to identify statistical interactions between the duration of the procedure and the frequency of blood contamination.
resultsBlood contamination was detected in flooring below surgical field (86.67%), instrument tray, operating light, dental chair, and suction unit (100%). Except head caps and shoe covers, blood contamination was detected in all the PPE used by the clinical personnel, and the eyewear and chest drapes used by patients. An increase in the surgical time beyond 40 min significantly increased the risk of blood contamination in the handcuffs of the clinical personnel ( DISCUSSION AND
conclusionVisually imperceptible blood contamination of the clinical surfaces and PPE is associated with minor oral surgical procedures. This mandates the cleaning and disinfection of all clinical surfaces before and after minor oral surgical procedures and PPE for clinicians and patients during every procedure.
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