Contamination of the turbine air chamber: A risk of cross infection

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 607-611

  Checchi, Luigi ^a,b   Montebugnoli, Lucio ^a   Samaritani, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Department of Oral Surgery ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Dental equipment; Turbine air chamber

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM;

AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

AIR; AIR PRESSURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; RISK FACTORS; ROTATION; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032134919     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02495.x     Document Type: Article

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