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 …

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 …

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 …

Objective We aimed to quantify aerosol concentrations produced during different dental
procedures under different mitigation processes. Method Aerosol concentrations were …

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 …

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 …

Aim To calculate fallow time (FT) required following dental aerosol generating procedures
(AGPs) in both a dental hospital (mechanically ventilated) and primary care (non …

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 …

Oral health care workers (OHCW) are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during dental
aerosol-generating procedures. Technologies aimed at the reduction of aerosol, droplets …

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 …