Antimicrobial spray for toothbrush disinfection: An in vivo evaluation

Quintessence International

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 812-816

  Sato, Sandra ^a   Pedrazzi, Vinícius ^a   Guimarães Lara, Elza Helena ^a   Panzeri, Heitor ^a   De Albuquerque Jr , Rubens Ferreira ^a   Ito, Izabel Yoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Bacterial contamination; Biofilm; Chlorhexidine; Disinfection; Oral hygiene aids; Spray; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG VEHICLE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROSOL; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH BRUSHING; VEHICLES;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTHBRUSHING; VEHICLES;

EID: 26844493737     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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