ArticleJournal of dental research2022
Waterline Disinfectants Reduce Dental Bioaerosols: A Multitracer Validation.
Article in Journal of dental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimizing hydrogen peroxide shock treatment frequencies for dental unit waterlines contamination control: a pilot study.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Mouthwashes Delivered via Dental Unit Waterlines in Reducing Aerosolized Surrogate SARS-CoV-2.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Metataxonomics study of dental bioaerosols affected by waterline disinfection.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Bioaerosols and Airborne Transmission in the Dental Clinic.International dental journal · 2024Review
- Initial waterline contamination byMicrobiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Study on the disinfection effect of chlorine dioxide disinfectant (ClOBMC oral health · 2024Article
- Effective disinfecting of negative pressure pipelines of DCUs reduces the risk of cross infection in dental care.Journal of oral microbiology · 2024Article
- Tracing ΦX174 bacteriophage spreading during aerosol-generating procedures in a dental clinic.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Evaluation of aerosols in a simulated orthodontic debanding procedure.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- An update of dental unit waterlines disinfection.Journal of dental sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Oral microbes are dispersed during dental treatment and reduction methods have been proposed, but dental unit waterline (DUWL) disinfectants have received little attention; specifically, the effect on viruses has not been studied. This study aims to 1) investigate the effect of DUWL disinfectants on viral dispersion in dental bioaerosols and 2) establish a dual-tracer system using live bacteriophage and fluorescein supported by optical particle measurement. Bacteriophage MS2 was used as a viral tracer and fluorescein as a fluorescent tracer. Validation experiments were conducted to exclude interference of one tracer with the other or of DUWL disinfectants on detection methods. Simulated "saliva" containing the tracers was infused into the mouth of a dental mannequin during 10-min dental procedures with an air turbine handpiece (
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