Aerosol generation and control in the dental operatory: An in vitro spectrometric study of typical clinical setups.

Dental turbines and scalers, used every day in dental operatories, feature built-in water spray that generates considerable amounts of water aerosol. The problem is that it is not exactly known how much. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, several aerosol safety recommendations have been issued-based on...

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Main Authors: Fruzsina Kun-Szabó, Dorottya Gheorghita, Tibor Ajtai, Szabolcs Hodovány, Zoltán Bozóki, Gábor Braunitzer, Márk Ádám Antal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246543