Effect of steam sterilization inside the turbine chambers of dental turbines

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-188

  Andersen, Hans Kristian ^a   Fiehn, Nils Erik ^b   Larsen, Tove ^b  

^a DANISH MEDICINES AGENCY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VACUUM; WATER VAPOR;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; SALIVA; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STEAM; STERILIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; VACUUM;

EID: 0033069735     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70271-4     Document Type: Article

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