Evaluation of ultrasonic scaling unit waterline contamination after use of chlorine dioxide mouthrinse lavage

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 401-410

  Wirthlin, M Robert ^a   Marshall Jr , Grayson W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilms; Dental equipment; Infection control; Risk factors; Water pollution prevention and control; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; GLYCOCALYX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTUBATION; LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL SCALING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLYCOCALYX; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INTUBATION; IRRIGATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTHWASHES; OXIDES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035286876     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.3.401     Document Type: Article

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