CONTRIBUTION OF BIOFILM BACTERIA TO THE CONTAMINATION OF THE DENTAL UNIT WATER-SUPPLY

Authors
WILLIAMS HN BAER ML KELLEY JI
Citation
Hn. Williams et al., CONTRIBUTION OF BIOFILM BACTERIA TO THE CONTAMINATION OF THE DENTAL UNIT WATER-SUPPLY, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 126(9), 1995, pp. 1255-1260
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
126
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1255 - 1260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1995)126:9<1255:COBBTT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The authors studied the contribution of bacterial biofilm to the conta mination of the dental unit water supply, as well as the effects of fl ushing and sodium hypochlorite treatment on reducing the number of con taminants. This study demonstrated that biofilm in the dental tubing w as the primary source of contaminated water delivered by dental units.