ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Dental Aerosol as a Hazard Risk for Dental Workers.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Molecular Approach for Detecting Bacteria and Fungi in Healthcare Environment Aerosols: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Distribution characteristics of microbial aerosols and optimization of protective methods during ultrasonic scaling procedure.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- The Role of the Oral Microbiome and Dental Caries in Respiratory Health: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Aerosols Contamination in the Dental Practice Following Everyday Procedures: An Observational Study.International journal of dental hygiene · 2025Observational
- Reducing microbial airborne contamination and particulate matter using different oral suctions in dental clinic: A randomized controlled clinical trial.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Aerosol-generating procedures and associated control/mitigation measures: Position paper from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association and the American Dental Hygienists' Association.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024Review
- High-volume evacuation mitigates viral aerosol spread in dental procedures.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Standard Operating Procedures in COVID-19 Pandemic for Periodontal Aerosol-Generating Procedures: A Process Audit.European journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Quantitative Evaluation of Aerosols Produced in the Dental Office during Caries Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluating the microbial aerosol generated by dental instruments: addressing new challenges for oral healthcare in the hospital infection.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Dental high-speed handpiece and ultrasonic scaler aerosol generation levels and the effect of suction and air supply.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2023Article
- Microbial Air Contamination in a Dental Setting Environment and Ultrasonic Scaling in Periodontally Healthy Subjects: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
- High-Speed Dental Instruments: An Investigation of Protein-Contaminated Dental Handpieces with the Bicinchoninic Acid Assay in Dental Offices in Styria, Austria.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Bioaerosol distribution characteristics and potential SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in a multi-compartment dental clinic.Building and environment · 2022Article
- Aerosol Reduction of 2 Dental Extraoral Scavenger Devices In Vitro.International dental journal · 2022Article
- The Efficacy of High-Volume Evacuators and Extraoral Vacuum Aspirators in Reducing Aerosol and Droplet in Ultrasonic Scaling Procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic.European journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Aerosol reduction efficacy of different intra-oral suction devices during ultrasonic scaling and high-speed handpiece use.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Standard dental procedures, when using a water coolant and rotary instruments, generate aerosols with a significantly higher number of various dangerous pathogens (viruses, bacteria, and fungi). Reducing the amount of aerosols to a minimum is mandatory, especially during the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The study aimed to evaluate the amount of aerosol generated during standard dental procedures such as caries removal (using dental bur on a high and low-speed handpiece and Er:YAG laser), ultrasonic scaling, and tooth polishing (using silicon rubber on low-speed handpiece) combined with various suction systems. The airborne aerosols containing particles in a range of 0.3-10.0 μm were measured using the PC200 laser particle counter (Trotec GmbH, Schwerin, Germany) at three following sites, manikin, operator, and assistant mouth, respectively. The following suction systems were used to remove aerosols: saliva ejector, high volume evacuator, saliva ejector with extraoral vacuum, high volume evacuator with extraoral vacuum, Zirc
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