Formation and decontamination of biofilms in dental unit waterlines

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1595-1609

  Wirthlin, M Robert ^a   Marshall Jr , Grayson W ^a   Rowland, Randal W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Cleansing agents; Comparison studies; Dental equipment; Infection control; Risk factors; Water pollution prevention and control

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; PEROXIDE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ALKALIES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DETERGENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDES; PEROXIDES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0347589251     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.11.1595     Document Type: Article

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