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- Malmberg, Leona, et al.
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Endodontic infection control routines among general dental practitioners in Sweden and Norway: a questionnaire survey
- 2019
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Ingår i: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0001-6357 .- 1502-3850. ; 77:6, s. 434-438
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate endodontic infection prevention and control routines among general dental practitioners in Sweden and Norway.Materials and methods: A questionnaire was sent by email to 1384 general dental practitioners employed in Sweden and Norway. The participants were asked questions concerning different aspects of infection prevention and control during endodontic treatment; use of rubber dam, sealing of rubber dam, antibacterial solutions, and use of hand disinfectant and gloves.Results: The response rate was 61.4% (n: 819). 96.9% reported routinely using rubber dam during endodontic treatment. 88.3% reported always, or sometimes, sealing the area between rubber dam and tooth. Most disinfected the endodontic operative field, but the antibacterial solutions used varied. 11.9% did not use gloves at all during treatment, and 10.5% did not use hand disinfectant during treatment.Conclusions: Most of the general dental practitioners took measures to establish and maintain aseptics during endodontic treatment, which infers an awareness of the importance of endodontic infection prevention and control. But the results were self-reported and there may be a gap between claimed and actual behaviour. Further studies using observation methodologies are needed to assess how infection control routines are performed in everyday clinical practice.
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- Björkner, Annika E, et al.
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Det endodontiska arbetsfältet : aseptik och antiseptik i den kliniska vardagen
- 2017
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Ingår i: Aktuel Nordisk Odontologi. - : Universitetsförlaget. - 1902-3545. ; 42:01, s. 156-167
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Inom tandvården sker behandlingar i en miljö som är mycket rik på mikroorganismer och med risk för smittspridning. För att minska denna risk behöver vi aktivt verka för att reducera smittkällor och bryta transportvägarna för mikroorganismer. Att arbeta aseptiskt och därmed «bevara det rena rent» är en grundläggande princip vid endodonti. Ett aseptiskt arbetsfält skapas med hjälp av kofferdam och antiseptika, och detta aseptiska arbetsfält måste upprätthållas under hela behandlingen. 90 % av svenska och 30 % av de danska tandläkarna använder kofferdam regelbundet. Trots införandet av flera nya tekniker för både instrumentering och rotfyllning under senare år ses inte någon minskad mängd apikal parodontit i befolkningen. Det är troligt att andra faktorer, som till exempel det aseptiska och antiseptiska tillvägagångssättet, kan spela en större roll för utfallet av den endodontiska behandlingen än vad som tidigare antagits.
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- Malmberg, Leona, et al.
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Establishment and maintenance of asepsis in endodontics – a review of the literature
- 2016
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Ingår i: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0001-6357 .- 1502-3850. ; 74:6, s. 431-435
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract: Objectives: Successful endodontic treatment depends on effective measures to eliminate and prevent infection of root canals. Initially treatment should start with isolation and disinfection of the operating field. This review makes an inventory of the available knowledge regarding its establishment and maintenance. Materials and methods: A literature search was conducted in the PubMed database in order to identify clinical trials examining disinfection or unintentional contamination of the endodontic operative field. A list of 115 articles was obtained and screened. Five relevant articles were identified. These articles were read in full text. The reference lists from these articles were checked manually for additional studies and three studies were obtained. A total of eight articles met the inclusion criteria. Results: There was a great variety in terms of aim, method, and material of the included studies. None could prove a totally reliable aseptic operative field and not one chemical, or combination of chemicals, were found in more than one study. Conclusions: No study documented complete asepsis following initial disinfection, and no study could document predictable maintenance of an established bacteria-free surface. Critical appraisal and standardization of the disinfection and aseptic procedures in endodontics are needed. © 2016 Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Society.
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