ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Dispersion of Aerosols Generated during Dental Therapy.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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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- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of aerosol and droplet dispersion during simulated dental implant procedures using three types of instruments.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- Precise control of digital dental unit to reduce aerosol and splatter production: new challenges for future epidemics.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Visualization of airborne droplets generated with dental handpieces and verification of the efficacy of high-volume evacuators: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Pulmonary Toxicity Assessment after a Single Intratracheal Inhalation of Chlorhexidine Aerosol in Mice.Toxics · 2023Article
- The "new normal" of hygiene measures at the end of the COVID-19 epidemic: a survey among French dentists.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Seasonal correlation of aerosols with soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and vegetation over Pakistan using remote sensing.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Evaluating the microbial aerosol generated by dental instruments: addressing new challenges for oral healthcare in the hospital infection.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Pilot study of aerosols visualized and evaluated in a radiotherapy room.Journal of radiation research · 2023Article
- Bioaerosol distribution characteristics and potential SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in a multi-compartment dental clinic.Building and environment · 2022Article
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- Dental Care and Education Facing Highly Transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Prospective Biosafety Setting: Prospective, Single-Arm, Single-Center Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an urgent need to study the risk of infection from aerosols generated during dental care and to conduct a review of infection controls. However, existing studies on aerosol particles related to dental treatment have mainly evaluated only the scattering range. Few studies have been conducted on the specifics of the generation of aerosol particles in clinical settings, their mechanisms and patterns of distribution throughout open or enclosed spaces, the duration that they remain suspended in air, and the amount and size of particles present. To minimize the influence of background particles, laser lights, a high-sensitivity camera, and particle counters were used in a large super clean laboratory to investigate the dynamics of aerosols generated during the operation of dental micromotors. The results indicate that aerosols tend to scatter upward immediately after generation and then gradually disperse into the surroundings. Most of the particles are less than 5 µm in size (only a few are larger), and all particles are widely distributed over the long term. Our research clearly elucidates that aerosols produced in dental care are distributed over a wide area and remain suspended for a considerable time in dental clinics before settling.
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