REDUCING BACTERIA IN DENTAL AEROSOLS - PREPROCEDURAL USE OF AN ANTISEPTIC MOUTHRINSE

Authors
FINE DH YIP J FURGANG D BARNETT ML OLSHAN AM VINCENT J
Citation
Dh. Fine et al., REDUCING BACTERIA IN DENTAL AEROSOLS - PREPROCEDURAL USE OF AN ANTISEPTIC MOUTHRINSE, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 124(5), 1993, pp. 56-58
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
124
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
56 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1993)124:5<56:RBIDA->2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
This study, using a simulated office visit model, showed that the pre- procedural use of an antimicrobial mouthrinse produces a significant r eduction in number of viable bacteria in a dental aerosol.