Visualization of airborne droplets generated with dental handpieces and verification of the efficacy of high-volume evacuators: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Min Jung Kim (Author), Mana Kuroda (Author), Yoshikazu Kobayashi (Author), Takahisa Yamamoto (Author), Takako Aizawa (Author), Koji Satoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about the potential airborne transmission of the virus during dental procedures, but evidence of actual transmission in clinical settings was lacking. This study aimed to observe the behavior of dental sprays generated from dental rotary hand...