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Unexpected Hazards with Dental High Speed Drill

Dentistry Journal, 2017
An expected accident can happen at any time during a routine practice in the dental office due to the types of instruments used. One of the instruments used in routine dental practice is a high speed drill and a bur. If Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Kassahun Hailu, David Lawoyin, Alison Glascoe, Andrea Jackson   +3 more
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An Observational Study of Performance Parameters in High-Speed Dental Handpieces After Eight Months of Routine Clinical Use in an Educational Setting

Applied Sciences
This observational study evaluated changes in selected performance parameters of 15 new high-speed dental handpieces after eight months of routine clinical use in a routine educational undergraduate environment (two 4 h daily clinical shifts, five days ...
Socratis Thomaidis, Maria Dimitriadi, Georgios Chrysochoou, Valantis Stefanidakis, Maria Antoniadou   +4 more
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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

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022
Background/purpose: Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients visit the dental clinic for routine treatment, during which, high-speed handpieces, and third-use sprayers can produce aerosols.
I-Hui Chen, Chia-Hua Lin, Yi-Syuan Liao, Pei-Wen Yang, Ya-Ting Jao, Tsung-En Chen, Je-Kang Du   +6 more
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Splatters and Aerosols Contamination in Dental Aerosol Generating Procedures

Applied Sciences, 2021
Dental aerosol-generating procedures produce a large amount of splatters and aerosols that create a major concern for airborne disease transmission, such as COVID-19.
Pingping Han, Honghui Li, Laurence J. Walsh, Sašo Ivanovski   +3 more
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Esthetic-functional reconstruction of posterior teeth with direct restorations (a case report)

Эндодонтия Today, 2021
Teeth restoration in respect with anatomy and function with direct composite restoration does not lose its relevance for many years. The driving factor for the widespread use of direct restorations is satisfactory aesthetic results, simplicity and high ...
A. V. Mitronin, D. A. Ostanina, E. A. Ismaylov   +2 more
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Assessing the practice protocol of dental practitioners during COVID-19 pandemic: A questionnaire study

Advances in Human Biology, 2021
Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious issue for the health-care professionals including dental practitioners. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 subjects were selected for the study.
Rinkal Virani, Vaishali Parekh, Mona Somani Gupta, Dhruvkumar Thakor, Priyanka Chavda   +4 more
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A Comparative Study of Cyclic Fatigue of 10 Different Types of Endodontic Instruments: an in Vitro Study

Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2019
Objective: This study was designed to test the null hypothesis that there were no significant differences between size 25 files F360, F6 SkyTaper, Hyflex EDM, iRace, Neoniti, One Shape Protaper Next, Reciproc, Revo-S and Wave One Gold in terms of ...
Jorge Rubio, José Ignacio Zarzosa, Antonio Pallarés   +2 more
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Survey of radiography, radiographic equipment and radiation protection in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2014
Objective: The objective was to survey dentists in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (in government and private sector) to assess their level of knowledge on dental radiography, radiographic equipment and radiation protection, and to evaluate if current dental ...
Najla Faraz
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental practice in Brazil

ABCS Health Sciences, 2022
Introduction: Dentists are at high risk of contamination by COVID-19 due to the proximity to the patients' oral cavity and airways. Objective: To elucidate the behaviors and adversities experienced by dentists because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz, Jorge Abou Rejaili, Tânia Adas Saliba   +2 more
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Research on staphylococcus spp in biofilm formation in water pipes and sensibility to antibiotics

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2016
Water from dental equipment presents risks for surgeon-dentists as well as for patients because it might work as a means of dissemination/ transmission of microorganisms.
Marcelo Lancellotti, Mônica Pereira Oliveira, Fernando Antonio Ávila   +2 more
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