Development of a Device to Reduce Oropharyngeal Aerosol Transmission.
Aerosol
COVID-19
dental operating microscope
endodontics
Journal
Journal of endodontics
ISSN: 1878-3554
Titre abrégé: J Endod
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7511484
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
17
05
2020
revised:
25
05
2020
accepted:
25
05
2020
pubmed:
12
6
2020
medline:
30
7
2020
entrez:
12
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has greatly impacted dental practice. Issues confronting practicing dentists include possible transmission of disease by droplets/aerosol or contact with contaminated surfaces. Dentists are at increased risk because of their proximity to the oropharynx. In an effort to reduce potential exposure to aerosols generated during treatment, a device has been developed in which a polycarbonate shield is mounted to the dental operating microscope with an attached high-velocity vacuum hose. Anemometer measurements show an exhaust outflow of 3.9 ft/min at a position approximating the patient's oropharynx. More research may be warranted using this or similar approaches to mitigate aerosol transmission.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32525056
pii: S0099-2399(20)30346-0
doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.05.012
pmc: PMC7275999
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Aerosols
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1144-1148Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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