Sir, in reference to the correspondence entitled Altered exodontia techniques (BDJ 2020; 228: 811-812) advocating chisels and mallets in order to avoid aerosol generating procedures (AGP), a practical alternative is utilising a straight handpiece with a straight fissure bur and non-simultaneous irrigation. This would not qualify as an AGP and would be safer and more psychologically tolerable to patients as well.1
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Sahni, V. No chisels . Br Dent J 229, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1904-0
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