{"id":90,"date":"2020-09-24T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/jamesallison\/?p=90"},"modified":"2021-11-12T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T08:50:49","slug":"first-paper-from-the-newcastle-dental-aerosols-research-group-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/2020\/09\/24\/first-paper-from-the-newcastle-dental-aerosols-research-group-published\/","title":{"rendered":"First paper from the Newcastle Dental Aerosols Research Group published"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/joor.13098\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/joor.13098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first paper<\/a> from the Newcastle Dental Aerosols Research Group has now been published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/joor.13098\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">This paper reports our methodology for examining the distribution of aerosols and splatter produced by dental procedures which uses a fluorescent dye. We are the first group to apply both digital image analysis and spectrofluorometric analysis to the study of dental aerosols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/jamesallison\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/20200528_153351-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>The experimental setup used in the research. This comprised of a rig with rigid rods spaced at 45-degree intervals in an 8-metre diameter circle around a mannequin. Filter papers were used to collect a fluorescent dye tracer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">We found that most contamination from dental procedures was distributed in the first 1 &#8211; 1.5 metres from the procedure, but for some procedures (particularly ultrasonic scaling), contamination could be detected some distance away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The findings in this paper tell us where any &#8220;water-spray&#8221; from dental procedures go, but further work will need to show how much biological material is carried in this water-spray before we can better understand the risk of cross-infection posed by dental aerosols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/jamesallison\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure-1024x415.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure-1536x622.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/aerosols\/files\/2020\/11\/Figure.png 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Heatmaps showing distribution of contamination from a crown preparation procedure on an front tooth using fluorescence photography image analysis (left) and spectrofluorometry (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The research was funded by the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University and the British Endodontic Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first paper from the Newcastle Dental Aerosols Research Group has now been published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. This paper reports our methodology for examining the distribution of aerosols and splatter produced by dental procedures which uses a fluorescent dye. 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