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- Title
The air-water syringe: contamination and disinfection.
- Authors
Quinley, Eva D.; Williams, Nancy J.; Ames, Lori L.; Ingram, Lynn R.; Covington, John S.
- Abstract
The article presents a study to determine the effectiveness of aspiration mechanism to induce disinfecting solution in the air-water syringe (AWS) lumen. It is reported that AWS of various models were examined in dental clinics, private practice dental offices, hospitals, and public health clinics. Practitioners used some form of external disinfection from AWS to empty out contaminants. More than 300 AWS units were tested and aspiration occurred in every AWS after which they were contaminated using bacterial culturing method and three cultures that were obtained were placed in thioglycolate broth, after which treatment and control units were done. The result indicates that control units treated with water had same level of contamination.
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1989, Vol 20, Issue 12, p911
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Academic Journal