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Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study

BACKGROUND: Barrier enclosure systems were suggested as the protective equipment for aerosol-generating procedures. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of dental barriers in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two types...

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Autores principales: Chestsuttayangkul, Yada, Lertsooksawat, Wannee, Horsophonphong, Sivaporn
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8896594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35281687
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_207_21
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author Chestsuttayangkul, Yada
Lertsooksawat, Wannee
Horsophonphong, Sivaporn
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Lertsooksawat, Wannee
Horsophonphong, Sivaporn
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description BACKGROUND: Barrier enclosure systems were suggested as the protective equipment for aerosol-generating procedures. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of dental barriers in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two types of dental barriers: (1) metal frame with plastic wrap (MFPW) and (2) plastic shield chamber (PSC) were investigated. Ultrasonic scaling was performed on dental phantom head with and without the use of dental barriers. To detect the splatter contamination, the water system of the scaler was circulated with 0.1% fluorescein dye and filter papers were set at several parts of dental chair, body of an operator, and assistance. For bioaerosol production, water containing 10(7) colony-forming unit (CFU)/mL of Lactobacillus acidophilus was used as a water coolant system of the scaler. RESULTS: The total surface contamination found on the body of the operator was significantly decreased when using both MFPW and PSC barriers (P < 0.05). A significant reduction on the assistant’s body and the dental chair was only observed when PSC was used (P < 0.05). For bacterial aerosols, both barriers significantly reduced the number of bacterial colonies when compared with no barrier used (P < 0.05). The percentages of total colonies reduction for MFPW and PSC were 78.13 (±1.69) and 69.24 (±2.49), respectively. However, no difference in the total number of bacterial colonies was observed between the two types of barriers. CONCLUSION: A dental barrier system was effective in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling.
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spelling pubmed-88965942022-03-10 Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study Chestsuttayangkul, Yada Lertsooksawat, Wannee Horsophonphong, Sivaporn J Int Soc Prev Community Dent Original Article BACKGROUND: Barrier enclosure systems were suggested as the protective equipment for aerosol-generating procedures. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of dental barriers in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two types of dental barriers: (1) metal frame with plastic wrap (MFPW) and (2) plastic shield chamber (PSC) were investigated. Ultrasonic scaling was performed on dental phantom head with and without the use of dental barriers. To detect the splatter contamination, the water system of the scaler was circulated with 0.1% fluorescein dye and filter papers were set at several parts of dental chair, body of an operator, and assistance. For bioaerosol production, water containing 10(7) colony-forming unit (CFU)/mL of Lactobacillus acidophilus was used as a water coolant system of the scaler. RESULTS: The total surface contamination found on the body of the operator was significantly decreased when using both MFPW and PSC barriers (P < 0.05). A significant reduction on the assistant’s body and the dental chair was only observed when PSC was used (P < 0.05). For bacterial aerosols, both barriers significantly reduced the number of bacterial colonies when compared with no barrier used (P < 0.05). The percentages of total colonies reduction for MFPW and PSC were 78.13 (±1.69) and 69.24 (±2.49), respectively. However, no difference in the total number of bacterial colonies was observed between the two types of barriers. CONCLUSION: A dental barrier system was effective in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8896594/ /pubmed/35281687 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_207_21 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Chestsuttayangkul, Yada
Lertsooksawat, Wannee
Horsophonphong, Sivaporn
Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title_full Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title_fullStr Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title_short Efficacy of Dental Barriers in Aerosols and Splatters Reduction During an Ultrasonic Scaling: An In-vitro Study
title_sort efficacy of dental barriers in aerosols and splatters reduction during an ultrasonic scaling: an in-vitro study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8896594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35281687
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_207_21
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