Aerosol concentrations and size distributions during clinical dental procedures

202223 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Laura Lahdentausta · University of Helsinki

Enni Sanmark · University of Helsinki

Saku Lauretsalo · University of Helsinki

Verneri Korkee · University of Helsinki

Sini Nyman · University of Helsinki

Nina S. Atanasova · Finnish Meteorological Institute

Lotta‐Maria Oksanen ·

Abstract

Aerosol generating dental instruments, especially air turbine, should be used with adequate precautions (rubber dam, high-volume evacuation, FFP-respirators), because aerosols can cause a potential risk for operators and substitution of air turbine for high-speed dental handpiece in poor epidemic situations should be considered to reduce the risk of aerosol transmission.

Topics & Keywords

Dental Research and COVID-19 Infection Control and Ventilation COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Heliyon

Volume 8, Issue 10, pp. e11074-e11074

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11074

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 8.03