Dispersion of aerosols generated during dental therapy

Y Takanabe, Y Maruoka, J Kondo, S Yagi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Evaluating contaminated dental aerosol and splatter in an open plan clinic environment: Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic

R Holliday, JR Allison, CC Currie, DC Edwards… - Journal of dentistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Identify splatter/aerosol distribution from dental procedures in an open plan clinic
and explore aerosol settling time after dental procedures. Methods In two experimental …

Aerosol generating procedural risks and concomitant mitigation strategies in orthodontics amid COVID-19 pandemic–An updated evidence-based review

H Singh, RK Maurya, P Sharma, P Kapoor… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Importance The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to orthodontic
profession by adversely impacting provision of in-office orthodontic care due to prevailing …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time monitoring of aerosol generating dental procedures

M Fennelly, C Gallagher, M Harding, S Hellebust… - Journal of Dentistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to quantify aerosol concentrations produced during different dental
procedures under different mitigation processes. Method Aerosol concentrations were …

Local exhaust ventilation to control dental aerosols and droplets

JR Allison, C Dowson, K Pickering… - Journal of dental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Dental procedures produce aerosols that may remain suspended and travel significant
distances from the source. Dental aerosols and droplets contain oral microbes, and there is …

The efficacy of an extraoral scavenging device on reducing aerosol particles≤ 5 µm during dental aerosol-generating procedures: an exploratory pilot study in a …

C Graetz, P Düffert, R Heidenreich, M Seidel, CE Dörfer - BDJ open, 2021 - nature.com
Objective/aim To identify small particle concentrations (eight categories:≤ 0.1 µm×≤ 5.0
µm) induced by aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs; high-speed tooth preparation …

Fallow time determination in dentistry using aerosol measurement in mechanically and non-mechanically ventilated environments

S Shahdad, A Hindocha, T Patel, N Cagney… - British dental …, 2021 - nature.com
Aim To calculate fallow time (FT) required following dental aerosol generating procedures
(AGPs) in both a dental hospital (mechanically ventilated) and primary care (non …

How the high-volume evacuation alters the flow-field and particle removal characteristics in the mock-up dental clinic

X Li, CM Mak, KW Ma, HM Wong - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The exposure risk of droplets and aerosols emitted from the oral cavity to the dental
professionals and patients has received more attention especially the ongoing outbreak of …

In vivo study of aerosol, droplets and splatter reduction in dentistry

N Noordien, S Mulder-van Staden, R Mulder - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oral health care workers (OHCW) are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during dental
aerosol-generating procedures. Technologies aimed at the reduction of aerosol, droplets …

A clinical observational analysis of aerosol emissions from dental procedures

T Dudding, S Sheikh, F Gregson, J Haworth… - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) are defined as any procedure releasing airborne
particles< 5 μm in size from the respiratory tract. There remains uncertainty about which …