The purpose of this study was to evaluate muscle activation and fatigue in the operator during tooth preparation and intraoral scanning by simulating these tasks in two types of dental unit chair systems (UCS). Six participants were recruited, and th...
This study aimed to evaluate, through Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence analysis, the effectiveness of an overheated dry-saturated steam device (Polti Sani System) in decreasing the superficial microbial contamination on dental chairs&rsqu...
Biofilm in dental unit water lines may pose a health risk to patients and dental practitioners. An AdiC-like quorum quenching enzyme, YtnP, was cloned from a deep-sea probiotic Bacillus velezensis, and heterologously expressed in E. coli to examine t...
This study aimed to survey users’ satisfaction with a dental unit chair in order to highlight the elements affecting the dentist’s satisfaction. The questionnaire items were drawn up with seven components that constitute a dental unit cha...
Anxiety in dental patients has caused inconvenient experiences during their dental visits due to the noise generated by the dental handpiece. High-frequency sounds generated by the handpiece have been challenging to reduce using the active control me...
Dental professionals are exposed to significant unavoidable physical stress, and theoretical ergonomic recommendations for a sitting workplace are inapplicable in many dental activities. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) represent a seri...
Extensive literature reports an increase in physical disorders (pain, pathologies, dysfunctions) and mental malaise/uneasiness (stress, burnout) affecting dental professionals in relation to fast and pressing rhythms of work, long working hours, incr...