COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SURFACE CONTAMINATION DURING DENTAL TREATMENTS GENERATING AEROSOLS

• Main Authors: Balcoș Carina (Author), Livia Bobu (Author), Irina Bamboi (Author), Anca Rapis (Author), Ramona Feier (Author), Dana Baciu (Author), Irina Grădinaru (Author), Georgiana Macovei (Author), Laura Checheriță (Author), Loredana Hurjui (Author), Vlad Danilă (Author), Adina Armencia (Author), Iulia Săveanu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Most dental procedures that use handpieces, turbines, US scalers, airflow, and air abrasion tend to produce aerosols in which the patient's oral fluids are also entrained, with consequences on the health of the medical staff and other patients. Oral fluids are highly contaminated with microorga...