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  • Oral Surgery
  • Infection Control
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Rotary instrumentation and irrigation in oral surgery generate aerosols and splatters.
  • These airborne particles can potentially spread pathogens, necessitating an understanding of contamination patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate splatter contamination from rotary instrumentation and irrigation during simulated surgical extractions.
  • To compare splatter generation between traditional assistant-based irrigation and self-irrigating drills.
  • To compare splatter generation between saline and hydrogen peroxide irrigants.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated surgical extractions were performed on manikins using typodont teeth.
  • A fluorescein solution was used as a tracer in the irrigation system of high-speed drills.
  • Filter papers collected splatter samples at predetermined locations for photographic image analysis.

Main Results:

  • The patient's chest and the assistant's face shield exhibited the largest splatter areas.
  • Hydrogen peroxide irrigant resulted in a larger splatter area compared to saline.
  • No significant difference in splatter production was observed between assistant irrigation and self-irrigating drills.

Conclusions:

  • Oral surgery drills with irrigation produce splatters that can spread airborne pathogens.
  • Clinicians must identify and disinfect contaminated areas to prevent infection transmission.
  • Alternative irrigants or irrigation methods did not effectively reduce splatter formation in this study.