1 June 2026
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) refers to all those barrier measures — gloves, masks, visors/protective eyewear, gowns and additional protective devices — that reduce the exposure of the dental team to potentially infectious biological (blood, saliva, aerosols), chemical (disinfectants,…
1 June 2026
The management of asepsis is one of the cornerstones of dental-patient safety, especially in oral and implant surgery. The oral cavity hosts an extremely rich and complex microbiota, second only to the gut microbiota, with over 700 bacterial species and numerous microorganisms, including fungi,…
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,…
