Aerosol generation and control in the dental operatory: An in vitro spectrometric study of typical clinical setups.

ABSTRACT: Dental turbines and scalers, used every day in dental operatories, feature built-in water spray that generates considerable amounts of water aerosol. The problem is that it is not exactly known how much. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, several aerosol safety recommendations have been issued-based on little empirical evidence, as almost no data are available on the exact aerosol concentrations generated during dental treatment. Similarly, little is known about the differences in the efficacy of different commercially available aerosol control systems to reduce in-treatment aerosol load. In this in vitro study, we used spectrometry to explore these questions. The time-dependent effect of conventional airing on aerosol concentrations was also studied. Everyday patient treatment situations wer

SUBMITTER: Kun-Szabo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861533 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature