Reducing bacterial counts in dental unit waterlines: Tap water vs.distilled water

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Kettering, James D ^a   Stephens, Joni A ^b   Muñoz Viveros, Carlos A ^b,c   Naylor, W Patrick ^d  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American College of Dentists   (United States)

^d Loma Linda Univ School of Dentistry ^*

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bleach; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Dental treatment water; Dental unit waterlines (DUWL); Disinfection; Water quality; Waterlines

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISTILLED WATER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CALIFORNIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0037102110     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-3-3-1     Document Type: Article

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