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Spray mist ejection

Spray mist ejection

In modern dentistry water sprayed from nozzles, e.g. in handpieces, is used for a wide range of applications, in particular for cooling, rinsing and cleaning as well as an enveloping,…


Spray mist ejection

In modern dentistry water sprayed from nozzles, e.g. in handpieces, is used for a wide range of applications, in particular for cooling, rinsing and cleaning as well as an enveloping, binding medium such as for ultrasonic cavitation, polishes or abrasives.

Spraynebelabsaugung   Spray mist ejector

When compressed air is added and the water collides with rapidly rotating instruments, so-called "spray mist", i.e. (mostly contaminated) aerosols are created. They consist of finely distributed water droplets ("mist") which surround the patient's mouth up to a radius of 1.5 m during, and for some time following, the treatment. Spray mist also contains a large number of further constituents such as solid particles from the various materials employed in and reduced from the mouth and tooth structure as well as liquids such as saliva or blood containing all types of pathogen (bacteria, viruses, fungi). Although no longer visible, when atomised to form a "cloud", the minute single droplets are especially apt at contaminating surfaces of objects in the surgery, the skin of persons in the vicinity or for being inhaled ("aspirated"), swallowed or absorbed via membranes, e.g. the eyes.

Where spray mist is concerned, the most important objective of dental hygiene, i.e. avoiding contamination and preventing cross-contamination, is achieved by providing surgery staff with passive protection via a mouth/nose mask and protective glasses. The stream of air/water is guided accurately and extracted which ensures that all constituents are removed as completely as possible from the mouth immediately after being released, which shrinks the "spray mist cloud" considerably but without compromising the desired effects.

Within a few years of high speed, water-cooled dental handpieces being invented in the mid-20th century, suitable suction devices such as a mobile suction pump (1955) and a suction unit specifically designed for extracting spray mist when treating reclined patients (1961/1964) were developed.

Spraynebelabsaugung v. oben   Spray mist ejector viewed from above

Modern spray mist extractors include integral or external modules for separating air, water and solids (such as amalgam particles). The flow rate ranges from several hundred to one thousand l/min. Innovative technology (for example, the radial motor or electronic controller) greatly reduces the required space, energy consumption and noise level. Whereas previously "suction machines" were installed in the basement, nowadays they can be used in close proximity to the treatment zone.

The suction effect generated in dental units is applied via flexible suction hoses (some can be adjusted or closed off with slider valves) with adapters for fitting rigid, standard diameter (mostly 16 mm for spray mist) saliva ejectors which are normally for multiple-use and autoclavable. The ejectors (available in different sizes for children and adults) include gripping surfaces and their ends are usually formed like a flat pelotte for holding back soft structures. To prevent suck-back of liquids if the ejector becomes totally blocked it may include permanently open side air-inlets. Suction hoses for surgical purposes (often with sterile, disposable cannula) or saliva ejection (often with non-sterile disposable cannula) usually have smaller diameters.

Regular rinsing, cleaning and disinfection of the entire suction system using purpose-made, non-corrosive solutions is an important measure for avoiding blockage, damage and formation of contaminated biofilms (germ colonisation).

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During his time as manager and translator with Reule-Giles Dental-Service he started compiling a German/English dictionary of dental medicine/technology for himself and other employees. 

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