Evidence of aerosolised floating blood mist during oral surgery

Ishihama, Kohji; Koizumi, Hidehiko; Wada, Takayuki; Iida, Seiji; Tanaka, Susumu; Yamanishi, Tadashi; Enomoto, Akifumi; Kogo, Mikihiko

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2008.12.005

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“…To date, there is no known reported evidence indicating transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) through aerosolization and inhalation [8]. However, absence of infection risk from inhalation of floating infectious materials has not been proven.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Floating aerial blood mists in the operating room

Ishihama

Sumioka

Sakurada

et al. 2010

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Floating aerial blood mists in the operating room

Ishihama

Sumioka

Sakurada

et al. 2010

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…During treatment, high‐vacuum evacuators should be used to avoid unnecessary contamination of the air in the dental surgery with aerosols containing potential infectious microorganisms (38, 48).…”

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confidence: 99%

Subgingival air‐polishing in the treatment of periodontal biofilm infections

Petersilka¹

2010

Periodontology 2000

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“…However, compliance with routine protective eyewear was low – 60% in dentists and 34% in hygienists – similar to the 44% reported previously 15. Because of the existence of imperceptible contaminated splatters and aerosols,10,19 effective educational information is needed to provide motivation.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Additionally, high-speed rotating instruments, which produce large amounts of contaminated splatters and aerosols,6,8–10 are frequently used in dental procedures. Therefore, dental health-care workers face a significant risk of splash exposure and occupational infection via mucous and conjunctival membranes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Occupational safety among dental health-care workers

Shimoji

Ishihama²,

Yamada³

et al. 2010

AMEP

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Compared to other health-care workers, dental health-care workers come in close contact with patients and use a variety of sharp and high-speed rotating instruments. It is important to understand the characteristics of the occupational accidents that occur. We reviewed incident reports from April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2010, at Matsumoto Dental University Hospital. In addition, questionnaires dealing with identification of occupational safety issues, especially splash exposures, were conducted for dentists, dental hygienists, and nurses. Thirty-two occupational injuries were reported during the study period, including 23 sharp instrument injuries (71.9%), 6 splash exposures (18.8%), and 3 others. Of the six splash exposures, only two cases involved potential contamination with blood or other potentially infectious patient material. Of the 66 workers who experienced sharps injuries, 20 workers (30.3%, 20/66) reported them to the hospital work safety team. The questionnaire revealed high incident of splash exposures and conjunctiva exposures: 87.9% (51/58) and 60.3% (35/58) in dentists and 88.6% (39/44) and 61.4% (27/44) in dental hygienists. The compliance rate for routine use of protective eyewear was 60.3% (35/58) for dentists and 34.1% (15/44) for hygienists. Of the presented informational items included in the questionnaire, those that strongly persuaded respondents to use protective eyewear were ‘splatters from the patient’s mouth contain blood’ (90%, 99/110) and ‘dental operations at our clinic are performed based only on a questionnaire without serious examinations for HBV, HCV, and HIV’ (71.8%, 79/110). The reason of low compliance of protective eyewear among dentists might relate to fine dental procedures. Appropriate information is important for the motive of wearing personal protective equipment, and an early educational program may have a potential to increase compliance with the use of that equipment.

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Evidence of aerosolised floating blood mist during oral surgery

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Floating aerial blood mists in the operating room

Floating aerial blood mists in the operating room

Subgingival air‐polishing in the treatment of periodontal biofilm infections

Occupational safety among dental health-care workers

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