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Microbial contamination in dental equipment and disinfection potential of different antimicrobial agents

RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2022
Objective: To analyze the dental equipment microbial contamination and to test different disinfectants, collaborating with the protocols control of cross infection in dental care.
Stephanie Cezar de Mello TONELLO, Mateus José DUTRA, Gabriela PIZZOLATTO, Letícia de Abreu GIACOMINI, Daniela Jorge CORRALO   +4 more
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Failure of non-vacuum steam sterilization processes for dental handpieces [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Dental handpieces are used in critical and semi-critical operative interventions. Although a number of dental professional bodies recommend that dental handpieces are sterilized between patient use there is a lack of clarity and ...
Kirk, B., Lappin, D., McDonagh, G., Smith, A., Winter, S.   +4 more
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Quality Control in Dental Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Applied Sciences, 2021
Poor medical equipment may lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis by doctors, leading to medical accidents. Given the differences in imaging methods, the performance determination method for conventional computed tomography (CT) does not apply to ...
Jin-Feng Huang, Xiao-Zhao Chen, Hong Wang   +2 more
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Evaluation of activities aimed at preventing microbiological risks in dental practice

Medycyna Pracy, 2013
Background: Microbiological contamination of water in dental unit waterlines (DUWL) creates a risk of cross-infections, and is a source of biological risk factors in the work environment of a dentist.
Jolanta Szymańska, Jolanta Sitkowska
doaj   +1 more source

A study of blood contamination of Siqveland matrix bands [PDF]

, 2002
AIMS To use a sensitive forensic test to measure blood contamination of used Siqveland matrix bands following routine cleaning and sterilisation procedures in general dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen general dental practices in the West of
A H Lowe, AH Lowe, BH Lanphear, CWI Douglas, D MacKenzie, E McColl, F J T Burke, J Bagg, LM Edmunds, M Cox, P Barton, S McHugh, WM Lee   +12 more
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Professional dental cleaning in dogs: clinical routines among Swedish veterinarians and veterinary nurses

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2020
Background Dental disease is very common in dogs and veterinary professional dental cleaning and examination, together with daily dental home care, is the foundation for good dental health.
Karolina Brunius Enlund, Michaela Karlsson, Carl Brunius, Ragnvi Hagman, Odd Viking Höglund, Pia Gustås, Jeanette Hanson, Ann Pettersson   +7 more
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Integrating AutoGluon for Real-Time Monitoring and Classification of Dental Equipment Performance

IEEE Access
This study aims to introduce AutoGluon, an automated machine learning (AutoML) framework that monitors and classifies the performance of dental equipment in real time.
Muxiu Yang, Fengzhou Li, Wenfeng Qiu
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Assessment of Microbial Contamination in Dental-Unit Water Lines: An Analytical Study

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2017
Introduction: Dental-unit water line (DUWL) contains various microorganisms. American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have suggested a standard for dental-unit water system water as water not having more than 200 cfu/
Neethu Salam, Vinod M Mulamoottil, Benley George   +2 more
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Influence of the Adaptive Torque Control Motion on the Ability of Neolix EDMax to Reach Working Length When Used as a Single Shaping File—An In Vitro Study

Dentistry Journal
Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate how Adaptive Torque Control motion influences the shaping efficiency of Neolix EDMax (Neolix SAS, Évron, France) and its ability to reach working length with or without a pre-existing glide path ...
Vlad Mircea Lup, Carlo Gaeta, Ashkan Tavakkoli, Andreas Louloudiadis, Simone Grandini, Gabriela Ciavoi   +5 more
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Analysis of the reciprocating kinematics of the VDW Silver Reciproc, E-Connect Pro, Ecom, and Endopen endodontic motors: an in vitro experimental study [PDF]

Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the actual parameters of four endodontic motors, each adjusted for reciprocating motion, and compare them to the manufacturers’ declared values.
Cristielly França, Juliana D. Bronzato, Dieimes Braambati, Adriana de-Jesus-Soares, Carla C. R. B. Félix, Michelle A. N. S. Ferreira, Marcos Frozoni   +6 more
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