2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.04.021
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Assessment of dental personal protective equipment (PPE) and the relationship between manual dexterity and dissemination of aerosol and splatter during the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…The clinician established both of these techniques during their years in clinical practice and is further supported by I.‐H. Chen et al ( 2022 ) who found proficiency and experience lead to reduced splatter distance. Moreover, suction was maintained at all times while ultrasonic scaling was being performed, with the assistant suctioning at exact intraoral locations for high volume and saliva ejector, or maintaining a funnel at approximately 2.5 cm away from the volunteer's mouth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…The clinician established both of these techniques during their years in clinical practice and is further supported by I.‐H. Chen et al ( 2022 ) who found proficiency and experience lead to reduced splatter distance. Moreover, suction was maintained at all times while ultrasonic scaling was being performed, with the assistant suctioning at exact intraoral locations for high volume and saliva ejector, or maintaining a funnel at approximately 2.5 cm away from the volunteer's mouth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…It has been recently published that a full mask (even protecting the doctor’s neck) should be worn [ 12 ]. Wearing the disposable gown/overall before the pandemic was not an option for the vast majority (58.04%) in our study before the pandemic, and this changed to 37.50% of them who used it all the time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Protecting the face with a mask, goggles, and a face shield is, therefore, urgently recommended [ 53 ]. Further studies indicate the importance of face shields and their effect on reducing facial contamination [ 47 , 54 , 55 ].…”
Section: Contamination Potential Of the Personal Protective Equipment...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[ 47 ]. Chen et al demonstrated that when teeth were cleaned with water containing red pigments, every single waterproof protective gown was contaminated [ 54 ].…”
Section: Contamination Potential Of the Personal Protective Equipment...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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