Rj. Ceisel et al., EVALUATING CHEMICAL INACTIVATION OF VIRAL AGENTS IN HANDPIECE SPLATTER, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 126(2), 1995, pp. 197-202
The water spray used with a modern high-speed dental drill is a signif
icant vehicle for dispersion of infectious agents into the environment
, putting patients and the dental staff at risk of infection. This stu
dy examines whether disinfectants added to the handpiece water supply
could inactivate viral contaminants in splatter. Results supporting us
e of ethanol or sodium hypochlorite are presented.