Harte J, Davis R, Plamondon T, Richardson B
Department of General Dentistry, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Dec;129(12):1725-31. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0142.
The handpiece receptacle of a European, buggy-whip-style dental unit is in a different location than that of a conventional dental unit. This study investigated whether this difference affects the incidence of percutaneous injuries among dental professionals. The researchers asked dental professionals to record descriptions of percutaneous injuries they sustained during a period of 30 workdays. Findings indicated that most injuries were bur-related and that there was no statistically significant difference between the European and the conventional dental units with respect to the incidence of percutaneous injury.
欧式鞭柄式牙科设备的机头接收器位置与传统牙科设备不同。本研究调查了这种差异是否会影响牙科专业人员经皮损伤的发生率。研究人员要求牙科专业人员记录他们在30个工作日内遭受的经皮损伤描述。结果表明，大多数损伤与牙钻有关，并且在经皮损伤发生率方面，欧式牙科设备和传统牙科设备之间没有统计学上的显著差异。
