Simulated and clinical aerosol spread in common periodontal aerosol-generating procedures.
Anthony PuljichKexin JiaoRyan S B LeeLaurence J WalshSašo IvanovskiPingping HanPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2022)
The likelihood of aerosol spread to distant sites during common periodontal AGPs is greatly reduced by high-volume suction. Clinically, limited evidence of protein contaminants was found following routine ultrasonic scaling, suggesting that the the majority of the contamination consisits of the irrigant rather than organic matter from the oral cavity.