Dental Office Waste - Public Health and Ecological Risk

Muhamedagić, Belma; Muhamedagić, Lejla; Masic, Izet

doi:10.5455/aim.2009.21.35-39

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“…Caniato, Tudor, and Vaccari (2015) emphasized that a serious lack of reliable data regarding waste generation and its characteristics is a global issue, making the appropriate management solutions very difficult. This information is in agreement with Muhamedagic et al (2009) who pointed out that the correct management and safe disposal of dental waste is one of the key ecological challenges of the modern world. There are some studies focusing on hospital and dental waste, although very few discuss specific aspects such as their potential biological risks, specially their fungi content.…”

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“…This information is in agreement with Muhamedagic et al. () who pointed out that the correct management and safe disposal of dental waste is one of the key ecological challenges of the modern world. There are some studies focusing on hospital and dental waste, although very few discuss specific aspects such as their potential biological risks, specially their fungi content.…”

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“…Waste is considered by Muhamedagic, Muhamedagic, and Masic () a direct consequence of human activity. The authors reported that dental staff generates large amounts of waste, which may be contaminated with body fluids.…”

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Investigating cross‐contamination by yeast strains from dental solid waste to waste‐handling workers by DNA sequencing

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Trying to widen the discussion on the risks associated with dental waste, this study proposed to investigate and genetically compare yeast isolates recovered from dental solid waste and waste workers. Three samples were collected from workers' hands, nasal mucosa, and professional clothing (days 0, 30, and 180), and two from dental waste (days 0 and 180). Slide culture, microscopy, antifungal drug susceptibility, intersimple sequence repeat analysis, and amplification and sequencing of internal transcribed spacer regions were performed. Yeast strains were recovered from all waste workers' sites, including professional clothes, and from waste. Antifungal susceptibility testing demonstrated that some yeast recovered from employees and waste exhibited nonsusceptible profiles. The dendrogram demonstrated the presence of three major clusters based on similarity matrix and UPGMA grouping method. Two branches displayed 100% similarity: three strains of Candida guilliermondii isolated from different employees, working in opposite work shifts, and from diverse sites grouped in one part of branch 1 and cluster 3 that included two samples of Candida albicans recovered from waste and the hand of one waste worker. The results suggested the possibility of cross‐contamination from dental waste to waste workers and reinforce the need of training programs focused on better waste management routines.

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Investigating cross‐contamination by yeast strains from dental solid waste to waste‐handling workers by DNA sequencing

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“…Amalgam alloys were widely used as dental filler for several decades [2]. However, they suffer from certain drawbacks such as toxicity, environmental pollution, inadequate bioactivity and lack of aesthetic appearance [3][4][5]. Compared to the dental amalgams, the Resin Based Composites (RBC) are reported to possess better aesthetic property, less safety concern, and clinically effective [6][7][8].…”

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Effect of alumina, silk and ceria short fibers in reinforcement of Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental resin

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“…• To dispose the waste from dental procedures in specific packages for infected waste. These must be replaced when reaching 2/3 of their capacity or at least within 48 hours, or in compliance with the institution's infection control committee protocols, since the inadequate disposal offers high risk to ecological and public health (26).…”

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