An infection control protocol: Effectiveness of immersion solutions to reduce the microbial growth on dental prostheses

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 532-536

  Pavarina, Ana Cláudia ^a   Pizzolitto, A C ^a   Machado, A L ^a   Vergani, C E ^a   Giampaolo, E T ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross contamination; Denture base acrylic resin; Disinfection; Removable prosthodontics

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PEROXIDE; WATER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOOTHPASTE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DENTURE; DISINFECTION; IMMERSION; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; SAMPLING; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTURE CLEANSERS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 0042422223     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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