Evaluation of Aerosol Contamination during Debonding Procedures

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 299-306

  Toroǧlu, M Serdar ^a   Haytaç, M Cenk ^a   Köksal, Fatih ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerosol reduction device (ARD); Cross contamination; Infectious agents; Mouth rinses; Spatter

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; DENTAL DEBONDING; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DEBONDING; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STAFF; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035430652     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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