ABSTRACT

Dental professionals are highly susceptible to a number of occupational hazards. Such as infectious agents, non infectious agents, aerosols, chemicals, amalgam, radiations and certain other subclinical infections. Many of such organisms are found in the mouth and nasopharynx and are potential for aerosolization of blood and saliva during dental procedures, it is likely that transmission occurs frequently in this setting. The aim of this study is to evaluate and to present a short review of recent literature available on Risk factors of clinical atmosphere in dentistry. A detailed study is done by reviewing several articles on the risk factors of clinical set up in dentistry. Thorough search of articles was carried on the databases Pubmed and Google Scholar. Occupational hazards continue to be a major threat in the dental clinical atmosphere and to dental professionals. The recent dental literature shows that most of the dental procedures produce aerosols and droplets that are contaminated with bacteria and blood. These aerosols represent a common route for disease transmission. In addition to the routine use of standard barriers such as masks and gloves, the universal use of pre-procedural rinses and high-volume evacuations should be implemented. Keywords: Aerosols, Infections, Non-infectious agents, subclinical infections, splatters, radiations, occupational hazards
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1021