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A four-part setting on examining the anxiety-provoking capacity of the sound of dental equipment

Noise and Health, 2011
This paper reports the results of a four-part questionnaire survey to assess the effects of the sound of dental equipment on people′s perceptions and dental anxiety levels.
Hai Ming Wong, Cheuk Ming Mak, Ying Feng Xu   +2 more
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A study of blood contamination of Siqveland matrix bands [PDF]

, 2002
AIMS To use a sensitive forensic test to measure blood contamination of used Siqveland matrix bands following routine cleaning and sterilisation procedures in general dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen general dental practices in the West of
A H Lowe, AH Lowe, BH Lanphear, CWI Douglas, D MacKenzie, E McColl, F J T Burke, J Bagg, LM Edmunds, M Cox, P Barton, S McHugh, WM Lee   +12 more
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Microbial contamination in dental equipment and disinfection potential of different antimicrobial agents

RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2022
Objective: To analyze the dental equipment microbial contamination and to test different disinfectants, collaborating with the protocols control of cross infection in dental care.
Stephanie Cezar de Mello TONELLO, Mateus José DUTRA, Gabriela PIZZOLATTO, Letícia de Abreu GIACOMINI, Daniela Jorge CORRALO   +4 more
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Quality Control in Dental Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Applied Sciences, 2021
Poor medical equipment may lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis by doctors, leading to medical accidents. Given the differences in imaging methods, the performance determination method for conventional computed tomography (CT) does not apply to ...
Jin-Feng Huang, Xiao-Zhao Chen, Hong Wang   +2 more
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Evaluation of activities aimed at preventing microbiological risks in dental practice

Medycyna Pracy, 2013
Background: Microbiological contamination of water in dental unit waterlines (DUWL) creates a risk of cross-infections, and is a source of biological risk factors in the work environment of a dentist.
Jolanta Szymańska, Jolanta Sitkowska
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Failure of non-vacuum steam sterilization processes for dental handpieces [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Dental handpieces are used in critical and semi-critical operative interventions. Although a number of dental professional bodies recommend that dental handpieces are sterilized between patient use there is a lack of clarity and ...
Kirk, B., Lappin, D., McDonagh, G., Smith, A., Winter, S.   +4 more
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Professional dental cleaning in dogs: clinical routines among Swedish veterinarians and veterinary nurses

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2020
Background Dental disease is very common in dogs and veterinary professional dental cleaning and examination, together with daily dental home care, is the foundation for good dental health.
Karolina Brunius Enlund, Michaela Karlsson, Carl Brunius, Ragnvi Hagman, Odd Viking Höglund, Pia Gustås, Jeanette Hanson, Ann Pettersson   +7 more
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Dental Extractions Using Improvised Equipment [PDF]

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2013
Extracting a tooth is the final treatment for multiple dental problems. Persons who are not dentists, however, have little experience with tooth extractions. When a remote setting makes it impossible to send a patient for optimal dental treatment, the clinician may need to extract teeth, sometimes using improvised equipment. The following cases of two
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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink? [PDF]

, 1999
Biofilms are emerging as an increasing problem as medical technology advances. Dental practice is no exception and interest in the role of biofilms within dental units as a possible source of cross-infection is intensifying. It is difficult to quantitate
Bagg, J., Burke, F.T., Hood, J., Smith, A.J.   +3 more
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Integrating AutoGluon for Real-Time Monitoring and Classification of Dental Equipment Performance

IEEE Access
This study aims to introduce AutoGluon, an automated machine learning (AutoML) framework that monitors and classifies the performance of dental equipment in real time.
Muxiu Yang, Fengzhou Li, Wenfeng Qiu
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