The effect of disinfectant agents in eliminating the contamination of dental unit water

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-294

  Ozcan M ^a,b   Kulak, Y ^a   Kazazoglu, E ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dental unit water; Disinfectants

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALPRON; BIO 2000; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EOSIN; ETHYLENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHAIR; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SYRINGE; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STEM CELL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFILMS; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL WASTE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; STEM CELLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0037365939     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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