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ArticleViruses2021

In Vivo Study of Aerosol, Droplets and Splatter Reduction in Dentistry.

Naeemah Noordien, Suné Mulder-van Staden, Riaan Mulder

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Naeemah NoordienPaediatric Dentistry, The University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.
Suné Mulder-van StadenOral Medicine, Periodontology and Implantology Department, The University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3847-9451
Riaan MulderRestorative Dentistry, The University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8722-7632

Funding

Riaan Mulder Author Incentive Fund 111388-DASDTechnology Innovation Agency UWC032-TSF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral health care workers (OHCW) are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during dental aerosol-generating procedures. Technologies aimed at the reduction of aerosol, droplets and splatter are essential. This in vivo study assessed aerosol, droplet and splatter contamination in a simulated clinical scenario. The coolant of the high-speed air turbine was colored with red concentrate. The red aerosol, droplets and splatter contamination on the wrists of the OHCW and chests of the OHCW/volunteer protective gowns, were assessed and quantified in cm

Indexed as

AerosolsDental EquipmentDentistryDisease Transmission, InfectiousHumansSuctionAerosolsaerosoldental aerosol-generating proceduresextra-oral suctionhigh-volume evacuationlow-volume saliva ejectorSARS-CoV-2splatter

Identifiers

PMID34696357
PMCPMC8539735

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