15 December 2025
Accidental injuries from needles or sharp objects are one of the main occupational hazards for dental staff (1). Frequent use of needles, sharp instruments and direct contact with blood or contaminated saliva during dental procedures expose staff to the risk of transmission of pathogens, particularly…
5 June 2025
Legionella pneumophila is a thin, flagellated, Gram-negative bacterium of the Legionella genus and is responsible for infections in humans that mainly affect the respiratory system. (1)
The infection can manifest itself in a serious clinical form called Legionellosis or Legionnaires’…
14 February 2025
Disinfectants are used in the dental environment with the main purpose of preventing cross-infections. According to the literature, cross-infections are considered to rank among the major healthcare-related complications; they affect 5-10% of hospitalised patients, incurring an estimated…
13 December 2024
As stated in Ministerial Decree 135/90 of 15 December 1990, “The prevention of infectious diseases is an ethical and moral duty, but it is also a precise legal obligation” (1).
In clinical practice, the management of practice hygiene and thus of infectious risk is therefore a de facto …
25 September 2024
Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with pathologies affecting the vital or necrotic pulp of the tooth. (1)
Super-elastic nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloys have been used in endodontic instruments since the late 1980s (2-3) and the first nickel-titanium rotary endodontic instrument…
29 March 2024
Both in clinical and dental practice, handling handpieces correctly has always been a sensitive and highly debated topic given the special nature of these instruments.
In fact, regardless of whether they run using turbines or micromotors, dental handpieces have specific features that make cleaning,…
3 October 2023
Today, high-quality, modern dentistry must afford time and workflow optimisation, while maintaining an outstanding quality level.
For this to be possible, without burdening the organisational and economic dynamics of the practice, it is necessary to establish a flawless relationship between…
7 September 2023
The main purpose of infection control can be briefly summarised as blocking the transmission of microorganisms or pathogens.
This block must be applied in two directions. The first is the prevention of vertical transmission and the second is the prevention of horizontal or lateral …
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