The risk and prevention of bio-aerosol transmission in dental clinics

doi:10.19439/j.sjos.2020.02.004

Abstract

Abstract: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern since its outbreak, and whether COVID-19 can transmit by aerosol remains controversial. The problem of bio-aerosol transmission in the relatively confined dental clinics has aroused wide attention in the field of dentistry. This review provided a most updated summary on the relation between bio-aerosols and dental clinics, which included the microorganisms in bio-aerosols, the bio-aerosol transmission and the sources testing methods, temporal and spatial distribution of dental bio-aerosols and summarized how to reduce the exposure to bio-aerosols in dental clinics.

Key words: Dental clinics, Bio-aerosol, Aerosol transmission, Infection, Prevention

CLC Number:

R181.8

YANG Yi-jie, ZHAO Jun-jun, ZHU Ya-qin. The risk and prevention of bio-aerosol transmission in dental clinics[J]. Shanghai Journal of Stomatology, 2020, 29(2): 127-132.

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