EVALUATING CHEMICAL INACTIVATION OF VIRAL AGENTS IN HANDPIECE SPLATTER

Authors
CEISEL RJ OSETEK EM TURNER DW SPEAR PG
Citation
Rj. Ceisel et al., EVALUATING CHEMICAL INACTIVATION OF VIRAL AGENTS IN HANDPIECE SPLATTER, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 126(2), 1995, pp. 197-202
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
126
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
197 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1995)126:2<197:ECIOVA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The water spray used with a modern high-speed dental drill is a signif icant vehicle for dispersion of infectious agents into the environment , putting patients and the dental staff at risk of infection. This stu dy examines whether disinfectants added to the handpiece water supply could inactivate viral contaminants in splatter. Results supporting us e of ethanol or sodium hypochlorite are presented.