Open AccessA study to assess the microbial profile and index of microbial air contamination in dental operatories
Author(s) -
Geetha Banu Shanmugaraj,
Arthi Krishna Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_707_18
Subject(s) - contamination , air contamination , indoor air , environmental science , veterinary medicine , dentistry , medicine , biology , environmental engineering , waste management , ecology , engineering
Microbial contamination of air in dental operatory is an important source of infection. In this study, passive air sampling using settle plates was used as an effective method to assess the microbial profile and index of microbial air contamination (IMA) in dental operatories.