Dental aerosol aspirator adapter

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This is an adapter for dental chair aspirator to help prevent aerosol spread around cabinet. With COVID-19 pandemic, aerosols generated on dental procedures or oral surgery are a possible route of transmission to dentists and nurses. To help prevent this, an adapter to the dental chair aspirator focused on aspirating aerosols close to the patient's mouth could be helpful. You will need an O-ring of 22 mm to make it fit on the aspirator. DISCLAIMER: This model has not been approved by any regulatory agency. Use it at your own risk, and only as a last resort, if you do not have any other homologated protection. This design is intended as a temporary substitute for extra oral aerosol aspirators with filters, now difficult to buy due to lack of stock, so use at your own risk. 27/5/2020 Added two new designs that proved to work better in clinics. Two additional designs were added for use in clinics with narrower mouths. The orthodontic design is for the Sirona aspirator's large device, and it features a black final piece.