ArticleBDJ open2021
The efficacy of an extraoral scavenging device on reducing aerosol particles ≤ 5 µm during dental aerosol-generating procedures: an exploratory pilot study in a university setting.
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- Knowledge about methods of disinfection of dental impression among dentists from Ecuador post SARS-COV-2 pandemic.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Aerosol Reduction of 2 Dental Extraoral Scavenger Devices In Vitro.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Simulated and clinical aerosol spread in common periodontal aerosol-generating procedures.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
- Influence of flow rate and different size of suction cannulas on splatter contamination in dentistry: results of an exploratory study with a high-volume evacuation system.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
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- Air Quality in a Dental Skills Lab during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Results of an Experimental Study.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE/
aimTo identify small particle concentrations (eight categories: ≤0.1 µm × ≤5.0 µm) induced by aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs; high-speed tooth preparation, ultrasonic scaling; air polishing) under high-flow suction with a 16-mm intraoral cannula with and without an additional mobile extraoral scavenger (EOS) device during student training. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty tests were performed (16.94 m
resultsMean ΔPN (SD) ranged between -8.65E+06 (2.86E+07) counts/m DISCUSSION: A greater reduction in the number of smaller particles generated by the EOS device was found for high-speed tooth preparation. Low ΔPN by all AGPs demonstrated the efficacy of high-flow suction.
conclusionsThe additional use of an EOS device should be carefully considered when performing treatments, such as high-speed tooth preparation, that generate particularly small particles when more people are present and all other protective options have been exhausted.
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