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ArticleJournal of dental research2023

Increased Handpiece Speeds without Air Coolant: Aerosols and Thermal Impact.

J J Vernon, P E Lancaster, E V I Black, D A Devine, L Fletcher, D J Wood, B R Nattress

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Article in Journal of dental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J J VernonDivision of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0072-9294
P E LancasterDivision of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
E V I BlackDivision of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1600-1094
D A DevineDivision of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8037-9254
L FletcherSchool of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
D J WoodDivision of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8269-9123
B R NattressDivision of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/W005530/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of increased speed of high-speed contra-angle handpieces (HSCAHs) on the aerosolization of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surrogate virus and any concomitant thermal impact on dental pulp. A bacteriophage phantom-head model was used for bioaerosol detection. Crown preparations were performed with an NSK Z95L Contra-Angle 1:5 (HSCAH-A) and a Bien Air Contra-Angle 1:5 Nova Micro Series (HSCAH-B) at speeds of 60,000, 100,000, and 200,000 revolutions per minute (rpm), with no air coolant. Bioaerosol dispersal was measured with Φ6-bacteriophage settle plates, air sampling, and particle counters. Heating of the internal walls of the pulp chambers during crown preparation was assessed with an infrared camera with HSCAH-A and HSCAH-B at 200,000 rpm (water flows ≈15 mL min

Indexed as

COVID-19Dental High-Speed EquipmentHumansRespiratory Aerosols and DropletsSARS-CoV-2TemperatureWaterWaterbacteriophagesCOVID-19dental pulpiatrogenic diseaseSARS-CoV-2thermography

Identifiers

PMID36203309
PMCPMC9780751
OpenAlexW4303021203

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