The efficacy of an extraoral scavenging device on reducing aerosol particles ≤ 5 µm during dental aerosol-generating procedures: an exploratory pilot study in a university setting

Abstract 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, ultrasonic scaling; air polishing) under high-flow suction with a 16-mm intraoral cannula with and without an additiona...

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Main Authors: Christian Graetz, Paulina Düffert, Ralf Heidenreich, Miriam Seidel, Christof E. Dörfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:BDJ Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-021-00074-5

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