Efficacy of aerosol suction device when used along with a noval directional airflow

Abstract

Abstract:
Background: To assess the efficacy of aerosol suction device when used along with a noval
directional airflow. Materials & methods: There was an experiment conducted in a
standard indoor dental procedural room in dental college(10”*6”) with a single-chair
clinical space separated by a barrier wall on a dental manikin. The air-handling system
functioned as per usual practice.No other clinical activities occurred concurrently with the
experiments.Simulated dental procedure, Droplet spatter detection, Esu operating
conditions was considered.At the conclusion of each simulation, the paste coated and
methylene blue contaminated strips were photographed against a white background under
ambient lighting conditions using a Nikon 850 digital camera and 50-millimeter lens from a
distance of 37.5 inches (F-stop 5.6, 1/60 second, & ISO 400.Hence, it was a methodology
for evaluating the efficacy of aerosol suction device when used along with a noval
directional airflow. Results: A comparative study was conducted among 3 groups. Group A
showed the average rate of 2.176%, group B had an average percentage of 31.966 percent
and the group C had 2.513 percent in evaluating the efficacy of aerosol suction device when
used along with a noval directional airflow. Conclusion: During the SARS-Cov-2
pandemic, which places increased focus on procedural risk reduction and infection control
for dentistry, practical additional means of protection become more critical. The adoption of
the use of ESUs for clinical procedures can help reduce procedural spatter, surface
contamination, and potential transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the dental
setting.ESUs, however, do represent a feasible and practical means of augmenting infection
control procedures during clinical oral health care that are particularly important during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Aerosol, PPE, SARS-Cov-2.