How dentists use the Original Prusa SL1 to decrease the risks during the Covid-19 pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, dentists have been among those who put their health on the line. At work, they literally stare right into the potential infection source, and obviously, their patients could hardly wear face masks.

When dentists use their drills and other rotary tools, they need to cool those down with a constant flow of water. This water mixes with air and the patient’s saliva and/or traces of blood into a potentially infectious aerosol. Like a hardly visible light mist, the aerosol could travel as far as 8 meters from the patient’s mouth!

Lukas Pekarek, the founder of Asana-dental, came with a simple but ingenious solution – the Asana suction system.

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Company website: https://asana-dental.com/