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. 1993 Jan;59(1):21-3.

High-speed dental handpieces and spread of airborne infections

H Shpuntoff  1 , R L Shpuntoff
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  • PMID: 8421589

High-speed dental handpieces and spread of airborne infections

H Shpuntoff et al. N Y State Dent J. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

Demonstration of a suction effect in operation of high-speed dental handpieces adds credence to concept that the handpiece can be contaminated internally; it also demonstrates a method by which bacteria can be incorporated into the aerosol cloud that occurs when the high-speed drill is used.

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