{"id":114,"date":"2019-11-06T01:33:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T01:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dentalpicnic.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2019-11-06T01:33:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T01:33:07","slug":"how-to-prevent-the-backflow-of-dental-suction-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/06\/how-to-prevent-the-backflow-of-dental-suction-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prevent the backflow of dental suction unit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Studies have shown that cross-contamination between patients can result from the backflow of bacteria dislodged from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsalemall.com\/category-110-b0-Cheap-Dental-Suction-Unit-China.html\">dental suction unit<\/a>. A PubMed study revealed that the majority of the bacteria isolated from backflow samples were staphylococci, micrococci, and non-fermenting Gram-negative rods. Infectious agents such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were also isolated from backflow fluids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsalemall.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athenadental.com.au\/images\/201509\/source_img\/1676956_G_1441047911969.JPG\" alt=\"How to prevent the backflow of dental suction unit?\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are six things you can do to avoid\nbackflow episodes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Never create a vacuum by sealing your\nlips around the saliva ejector<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.Never suck on the saliva ejector<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.Ask your dental professional if they use\na backflow prevention mechanism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.Ask your dental professional how often they flush the vacuum lines. (Ideally, they do it after every patient.(Click here to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsalemall.com\/category-163-b1-Cheap-Multiplier-Contra-angle-China.html\">contra-angle speed-increasing handpiece<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.Ask your dental professional about\nsingle-use evacuation options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.Tell your dental professional that you\nvalue their attention to equipment cleanliness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the risk of cross-contamination due to backflow is considered to be low, infection control should always be a top priority. Disposable and single-use evacuation products are available to lessen the risk of patient-to-patient contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dentaltips.video.blog\/2019\/08\/08\/why-do-we-need-teeth-whitening-what-is-the-best-way-to-whiten-your-teeth\/\">Why do we need teeth whitening? What is the best way to whiten your\u00a0teeth?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reves83.fr\/wakka.php?wiki=AddDate&amp;vue=consulter&amp;message=ajout_ok&amp;action=voir_fiche&amp;id_fiche=HowToChooseAGoodDentist\">How to choose a good dentist?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have shown that cross-contamination between patients can result from the backflow of bacteria dislodged from dental suction unit. A PubMed study revealed that the majority of the bacteria isolated from backflow samples were staphylococci, micrococci, and non-fermenting Gram-negative rods. Infectious agents such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were also isolated from backflow fluids. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/06\/how-to-prevent-the-backflow-of-dental-suction-unit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to prevent the backflow of dental suction unit?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-faq"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalpickinbox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}