A study of blood contamination of Siqveland matrix bands

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-45

  Lowe, A H ^a   Bagg, J ^b   Burke, F J T ^c   MacKenzie, D ^b   McHugh, S ^d  

^a Glasgow Dental Hospital and School ^*

^b GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HYDROXIDE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PILOT STUDY; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MATRIX BANDS; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PILOT PROJECTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SCOTLAND; STERILIZATION; ULTRASONICS; ZINC;

EID: 0037065597     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801287     Document Type: Article

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