Dentists are one of the professions most at risk of infection transmission because dental care potentially produces many infectious aerosols for bacterial transmission. Using personal protective equipment and aerosol suction that meets the standards for dentists is vital to prevent cross-infection in patients in practice. This study aims to determine the effect of aerosol suction distance on the orthodontic patient bracket brushing process on total plate number and the presence of Streptococcus and Staphylococcus on the dentist’s face shield. The method used is the swab method on the face shield used by dentists after brushing orthodontic patient brackets with variations in the distance of aerosol suction to the oral cavity of 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm. After 2 x 24 hours of incubation, the total plate count was calculated, and Streptococcus and Staphylococcus were identified by analyzing the characteristics of the growing colonies and executing the catalase test. The results showed that the lowest total plate number found on a face shield with aerosol suction distance of 10 cm from the oral cavity, 1.23 ± 0.01 CFU/cm2. The one-way ANOVA test obtained a significance value of p < 0.05, concluding that the variation of the aerosol suction distance affects the total face shield plate number. The presence of bacteria on the face shield was negative for Streptococcus and positive for Staphylococcus.
Background: The use of fixed orthodontic appliance for a long time can potentially cause nickel ion release, increase in the growth of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) and Candida albicans (C. albicans). Chitosan has the ability to bind metal, antibacterial and antifungal. Physical modification of chitosan into the nanoparticles size will expand the surface of the chitosan so that the absorption of nickel ions and the inhibition of growth bacteria and fungi can be increased. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of nanochitosan hydrogel membrane to the absorption of nickel ions, and the inhibition of S. mutans and C. albicans growth. Methods: Nanochitosan hydrogel membrane with chitosan weight variation of 0.6; 0.8 and 1 g immersed in artificial saliva containing nickel 0.075 mg / L for 15, 30 and 45 minutes. The nanochitosan hydrogel membrane was tested for nickel ion absorption by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, whereas the antibacterial and antifungal tests were done by exposing the nanochitosan hydrogel membrane-nickel on S. mutans and C. albicans in the wells of plate. results: Demonstrated that absorption of nickel ions was related with the increase in weight of chitosan and soaking time. Inhibition of growth of S. mutans and C. albicans showed a positive correlation with the increase in weight of chitosan. Conclusion: Variation on chitosan weight on hydrogel membrane and variation on immersion time have effect on nickel ion absorption, inhibition of S. mutans and C. albicans growth.
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