A quantitative approach to the effectiveness of ozone against microbiota organisms colonizing toothbrushes

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 600-605

  Bezirtzoglou, Eugenia ^a   Cretoiu, Silvia Mariana ^b   Moldoveanu, Mirela ^c   Alexopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Lazar, Veronica ^d   Nakou, Mela ^e  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Microbial contamination; Microbiota; Oral hygiene; Ozone; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649114731     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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