Context. Dental unit waterlines may be heavily contaminated with microorganisms and are a potential source of infection for both practicing staff and immunocompromised patients particularly. Contamination of dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of disinfectants. The present study investigates the effect of aloe-vera-based disinfectant in reducing the microbial growth in denta...

Context. Dental unit waterlines may be heavily contaminated with microorganisms and are a potential source of infection for both practicing staff and immunocompromised patients particularly. Contamination of dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of disinfectants. The present study investigates the effect of aloe-vera-based disinfectant in reducing the microbial growth in denta...

conclusions within the limitations of this study, disinfectants were able to completely eliminate microorganisms carried by the alginate impressions. however, more efficient disinfection methods are needed to eliminate the risk of cross contamination by condensational silicone impressions. background dental impressions often carry microorganisms that may cause cross-infection from patients to d...

o bjectives: the purpose of this experimental study was to compare the disinfection efficacy of sodium hypochlorite and peroxygenic acid (virkon) solutions for dental stone casts contaminated with microbial strains . materials and methods : a total of 960 spherical stone beads with a diameter of 10 mm were prepared and used as carriers of bacterial inoculums. they were individually inoculated b...

BACKGROUND Dental practices use disinfectants or line cleaners to flush dental unit wastewater lines to minimize odor generation, remove solid waste particles and remove biofilms in dental unit water lines (DUWLs). METHODS The authors evaluated 47 disinfectants or line cleaners for their potential to release mercury from amalgam waste. They prepared each product concentration according to the...

This study was done to evaluate the effects of a 10 second and 3-hour immersion disinfection on the flexural properties of shellac base plate materials. The study was conducted in the light of increasing awareness of dental personnel and common people about the control of cross-infection in dental clinics and laboratories. The results demonstrated no significant change in flexural properties of...

Disinfection of dental impressions should be considered as a routine procedure in dental surgeries and dental laboratories. Disinfectants can have deleterious effects on some properties of impression materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dimensional accuracy and dimensional stability of a model dental stone, reproduced from five commonly used impression materials (Aquasil soft pu...

High concentrations of water-borne organisms cause multiple public health problems. Contamination of water exiting the dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of some disinfectants. The purpose of this investigation was to establish the effect of two disinfectants and to test their capacity to eliminate colony forming units (CFU) per mL. Vacuum lines of four chairs were treated ...