Air Quality in Dental Care Facilities: Update to Current Management and Control Strategies Implementing New Technologies: A Comprehensive Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Characteristics of Air Splatters
4. Procedures of Air Splatter Production
5. Air Splatters Walking Management/Control
6. Air Splatter Technical Management
7. Utilization of UV Radiation for Air and Surface Sterilization
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tzoutzas, I.; Karoussis, I.; Maltezou, H.C. Air Quality in Dental Care Facilities: Update to Current Management and Control Strategies Implementing New Technologies: A Comprehensive Review. Vaccines 2022, 10, 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060847
Tzoutzas I, Karoussis I, Maltezou HC. Air Quality in Dental Care Facilities: Update to Current Management and Control Strategies Implementing New Technologies: A Comprehensive Review. Vaccines. 2022; 10(6):847. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060847
Chicago/Turabian StyleTzoutzas, Ioannis, Ioannis Karoussis, and Helena C. Maltezou. 2022. "Air Quality in Dental Care Facilities: Update to Current Management and Control Strategies Implementing New Technologies: A Comprehensive Review" Vaccines 10, no. 6: 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060847