Cunningham J L, Delargy S M, Warnock C M
Department of Restorative Dentistry, The Queen's University of Belfast.
J Ir Dent Assoc. 1992;38(2):12-4.
The increased awareness of the need for cross-infection control in dentistry has led to recommendations that operating gloves be worn routinely by dental surgeons. A survey conducted amongst general dental practitioners in Northern Ireland showed a drop in glove wearing from 100% in the newly qualified to 47% in those who had qualified between 15 to 35 years ago. A frequently stated reason for the non wearing of gloves in this group is the diminution of tactile sense. To test this, a blind tutor was engaged to read a random standard length Braille passage whilst wearing selected gloves and the reading time recorded and compared with ungloved reading. The wearing of gloves increased reading time and, by implication, the loss of tactile perception, by between 14% and 37%, depending on the glove used. The thickness and stiffness of the gloves were also determined and the results suggest a relationship between these quantities and the loss of tactile perception.
牙科领域对交叉感染控制需求的认识不断提高，这导致了相关建议，即牙科医生应常规佩戴手术手套。在北爱尔兰的普通牙科从业者中进行的一项调查显示，新手佩戴手套的比例为100%，而15至35年前获得资格的从业者中这一比例降至47%。在这一群体中，不戴手套的一个常见原因是触觉减退。为了对此进行测试，聘请了一位盲人教师在佩戴选定手套的情况下阅读一段随机的标准长度盲文段落，并记录阅读时间，然后与不戴手套时的阅读时间进行比较。戴手套会使阅读时间增加，这意味着触觉感知的丧失，增加幅度在14%至37%之间，具体取决于所使用的手套。还测定了手套的厚度和硬度，结果表明这些量与触觉感知丧失之间存在关联。
