Sterilization of elastic ligatures for intraoperative mandibulomaxillary immobilization

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-304

  Terheyden, H ^a   Lee, U ^a   Ludwig, K ^a   Kreusch, T ^b   Hedderich, J ^b  

^a Propaedeutics and Dental Material Science ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ELASTOMER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYURETHAN; POVIDONE IODINE; RUBBER; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; AUTOCLAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; ELASTICITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0033870890     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0237     Document Type: Article

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