Airborne contamination during a full-mouth disinfection session: Pilot study before COVID-19 pandemic

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Authors	ESPOSITO F. BOCCUZZI M. RIAD Abanoub PREDA C. CHIESA A. OLDOINI G. GENOVESI A. M.
Year of publication	2021
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	https://www.biolifesas.org/biolife/2021/02/10/airborne-contamination-during-a-full-mouth-disinfection-session-pilot-study-before-covid-19-pandemic/
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.23812/20-625-L
Keywords	COVID-19; airborne contamination; full-mouth disinfection session
Description	The World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for the use of special Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and avoiding and minimising use of aerosols during COVID-19 pandemic. Professional dental hygien is the most aerosol-producing chair-side activity in dentistry. A small fraction of contaminated droplets usually goes back into the air during almost all dental procedures, and virus, bacteria, and fungi could contaminate each surface in the dental offcie for days.
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