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- Title
Uzun süreli N95 (FFP2) maske kullanımının kan oksijen satürasyonuna ve diş hekimi konforuna etkisinin değerlendirilmesi.
- Authors
Ceylan, Gülsüm; Emir, Faruk
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of long-term use of N95 masks on dentists' oxygen saturation values and pulse rates due to dental procedures performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the subjective complaints that occur during use. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A total of 60 volunteer dentists (24 males and 36 females) between the ages of 21-65 (mean 31.43±9.44) were included. Saturation and pulse rate records before and after 6 hours of continuous use of the N95 mask were recorded using a pulse oximeter. Participants scored subjective symptoms ranging from 1 to 10, including questions about nausea, headache, dizziness, visual impairment, shortness of breath, tachycardia, confusion, communication difficulties, fatigue, breath odor, mask moisture, temperature, and itching. RESULTS: There were significant changes between pre- and post-values of oxygen saturation after 6 hours continuous use of N95 mask (day 1: p=0.012 and day 3: p=0.02), but this difference was not clinically significant. Pulse rates of the participants were checked before and after the N95 use, and no significant difference was found (p=0.455, p=0.479, p=0.053). Among the subjective complaints, itching and temperature were found to be higher in women than in men. Complaints of moisture, temperature, and communication difficulties in the male group, and complaints of moisture, temperature, and itching in the female group received relatively high scores within each group. Nausea, visual impairment, temperature, and itching scores in the female group were significantly higher than the male group (p=0.001). CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, 6 hours of continuous use of the N95 mask might not clinically affect the oxygen saturation and pulse rates of dental pro-fessions. Subjective complaints of nausea, visual impairment, temperature, and itching were observed higher in women than in men.
- Publication
Acta Odontologica Turcica, 2022, Vol 39, Issue 2, p45
- ISSN
2147-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17214/gaziaot.994450