ReviewInternational endodontic journal2020
Role of respirators in controlling the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) amongst dental healthcare providers: a review.
Review in International endodontic journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- How to use laser safely in times of COVID-19: Systematic review.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · 2021Pooled it
- Do hydrogen peroxide mouthwashes have a virucidal effect? A systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Preprocedural Mouthwashes: A Triple-Blind Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.International dental journal · 2025Trial
- Impact of Concurrent Use of N95 and Surgical Masks on Peripheral Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate Frequency-A Prospective Study during the COVID-19 Outbreak.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Compliance to donning and doffing of personal protective equipment among dental healthcare practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic: a quality improvement plan, do, study and act (PDSA) Initiative.BMJ open quality · 2022Article
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- Effectiveness and Recommendations for the Use of Dental Masks in the Prevention of COVID-19: A Literature Review.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2021Review
- Fit factor compliance of masks and FFP3 respirators in nurses: A case-control gender study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2021Article
- Sterilization and sanitizing of 3D-printed personal protective equipment using polypropylene and a Single Wall design.3D printing in medicine · 2021Article
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- Preprocedural Pool Testing Strategy for Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic.JDR clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Delphi Project on the trends in Implant Dentistry in the COVID-19 era: Perspectives from Latin America.Clinical oral implants research · 2021Article
- COVID-19 pandemic management and the rheumatology patient.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2021Review
- Comparison of Compliance with Infection Control Practices Among Dental Students in Saudi Arabia Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Protective device to reduce aerosol dispersion in dental clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic.International endodontic journal · 2020Article
- Dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tertiary care hospital experience.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · 2020Review
- PPE: a coin with two sides.British dental journal · 2020Article
- Role of respirators in controlling the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) amongst dental healthcare providers: a review.International endodontic journal · 2020Review
- Ancillary considerations for endodontic emergency treatment of Covid-19 positive patients.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals are at the forefront of managing the highly infectious coronavirus. As the most common route of transmission is via aerosols and droplet inhalation, it is critical for healthcare workers to have the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) including gowns, masks and goggles. Surgical masks are not effective in preventing the influenza and SARS, so they are unlikely to be able to resist contaminated aerosols from entering the respiratory system. Therefore, it is vital to use respirators which have been proven to offer better protection against droplets, aerosols and fluid penetration and which form a tight seal around the mouth and nose. Various types of respirators are used in healthcare settings, such as half-mask filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs). The most commonly used FFR is the N95 disposable respirator, which is tight fitting and has a 95% or above particle filtering efficiency for a median particle size of 0.3 µm. This review discusses respirators, their purpose, types, clinical efficiency and proper donning and doffing techniques.
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