Rubber Dam Isolation and High-Volume Suction Reduce Ultrafine Dental Aerosol Particles: An Experiment in a Simulated Patient

The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the paralysis of dental services ascribed to the potential spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2. Aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) are common in dentistry, which in turn increase the risk of infection of th...

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Main Authors: Julián Balanta-Melo, Albio Gutiérrez, Gustavo Sinisterra, María del Mar Díaz-Posso, David Gallego, Judy Villavicencio, Adolfo Contreras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/18/6345