Abstract:
Due to ophthalmological injuries suffered by dental surgeons caused by the
blue light of the dental curing light, there has been the need to see for prevention
against it. A literature review has been carried out to verify whether conventional
glasses used to prevent ametropia, when a blue filter is used in their lenses, would
have the same results when compared to the orange, commonly used by the
professionals nowadays. The databases used were PubMed, Scielo, Google Scholar,
Cora Coralina Digital Library -FACMAIS, and scientific journals in the field of dentistry.
Keywords: “Ophthalmological protection”, “Dental surgeon”, “Blue light”, “curing light”
and “biosecurity”. After the integrative review of the literature, 18 works relevant to the
subject were selected, respecting the criteria of inclusion and exclusion, initially
determined. After reading the selected works, a table was prepared guiding the
discussion of this work. From now on, with selected references and literature reviews,
it was possible to conclude that this scientific discussion highlights the need for an
in-depth assessment of the effectiveness of the conventional blue filter glasses in
dental practice during photopolymerization.
