Aerosol Generation in Dental Clinics

University of Alberta

Status: Completed

Conditions: Occupational Exposure; Risk Reduction; Dentist-Patient Transmission

Treatments: Other: Chlorhexidine mouthwash and Povidone-Iodine; Device: High volume evactuator and saliva ejector; Device: Local Exhaust System; Device: High volume evacuator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05468099

Pro00103510

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study examines 4 different methods to reduce dental bioaerosol spread in orthodontic procedures.

Full description

We aim to examine 4 different methods to reduce dental aerosol spread during orthodontic procedures. These methods are: 1) high-volume evacuator, 2) high-volume evacuator and saliva ejector 3) Local Exhaust System 4) disinfection with povidone-iodine nasal swabs and chlorhexidine mouthwash.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Orthodontic debonding being performed
• Acceptance to participate in the study and provide required saliva and nasal samples

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate
• Refusal to provide saliva/nasal swab samples
• Allergy to Chlorhexidine gluconate
• Allergy to Povidone-Iodine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 1 patient group

Orthodontic debonding

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: High volume evacuator

Device: Local Exhaust System

Device: High volume evactuator and saliva ejector

Other: Chlorhexidine mouthwash and Povidone-Iodine