Bioaerosols and the Risk of Upper Respiratory Infections in Dental Hygienists

Multitudes of pathogenic and infectious microbes are known to spread via contaminated aerosols. Dental personnel have an increased incidence of respiratory infections. Ultrasonic scaling procedures are reported to produce the largest amounts of contaminated aerosols of any dental procedure. The goal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gautreau, Christen Rebecca
Other Authors: Diaz, James H.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11112010-224811/