| Autor: |
Tom, Dudding, Sadiyah, Sheikh, Florence, Gregson, Jennifer, Haworth, Simon, Haworth, Barry G, Main, Andrew J, Shrimpton, Fergus W, Hamilton, Anthony J, Ireland, Nick A, Maskell, Jonathan P, Reid, Bryan R, Bzdek, Mark, Gormley |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Dudding, T, Sheikh, S, Gregson, F K A, Haworth, J A, Haworth, S J, Main, B G J, Shrimpton, A J, Hamilton, F W, Ireland, A J, Maskell, N A, Reid, J P, Bzdek, B R & Gormley, M 2022, ' A clinical observational analysis of aerosol emissions from dental procedures ', PLoS ONE, vol. 17, no. 3, e0265076 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265076 |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| Popis: |
Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) are defined as any procedure releasing airborne particles σ)) and peak positions (DP,C)). The aerosol size distribution provided a robust fingerprint of aerosol emission from a source. 41 patients underwent fifteen different dental procedures. For nine procedures, no aerosol was detected above background. Where aerosol was detected, the percentage of procedure time that aerosol was observed above background ranged from 12.7% for ultrasonic scaling, to 42.9% for 3-in-1 air + water syringe. For ultrasonic scaling, 3-in-1 syringe use and surgical drilling, the aerosol size distribution matched the non-salivary contaminated instrument source, with no unexplained aerosol. High and slow speed drilling produced aerosol from patient procedures with different size distributions to those measured from the phantom head controls (mode widths log(σ)) and peaks (DP,C, p< 0.002) and, therefore, may pose a greater risk of salivary contamination. This study provides evidence for sources of aerosol generation during common dental procedures, enabling more informed evaluation of risk and appropriate mitigation strategies. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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