ABSTRACT

Dental personnel and patients are exposed to tens or thousands of bacteria, and the potency to breathe the infective material that is present as aerosols during routine procedures is high. In the beginning of recent global pandemic COVID-19 in addition to our ongoing strict guidelines and universal precautions, several companies offer an additional layer of safety, they have added to facilitate the care and protection of both staffs and patients by a practical point of view, usage of a high-volume evacuator. A device to eliminate or reduce the aerosol generated during dental procedures will help to lessen the cross infection in the dental clinics. Extra-Oral Vacuum Aspirator / Suction is a designed device to absorb the aerosol generated during the dental treatment process to avoid cross-infection in the dental clinics. Extra oral suction is droplets & aerosols terminator, along with strong suction vacuum pressure and large flow rate, the aerosols will be fully sucked into the machine and get discharged with a complete purification inside the unit. No single approach or device can reduce the risk of infection to dental personnel and other patients completely. A single step will minimize the risk of infection by a certain percentage; another step added to the first step will reduce the remaining risk, until such time as the risk is minimal. This can be defined as a layering of protective procedure. Keywords: Extra-Oral Vacuum Aspirator / Suction, aerosols, HEPA filter
Publication date: 01/07/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.7.6216