Sterilisation of teeth for homogenous transplantation.
Sterilisation of teeth for homogenous transplantation has been successfully achieved by combined ultrasonic waves and immersion in 6 per cent hydrogen peroxide. This combined treatment was found to have no harmful effect on the tooth integrity as indicated by enamel solubility, hardness, root canal seal and tooth size and weight. It is suggested the method offers the possibility of storing teeth in a "tooth bank".
D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000502:physiology; D003747:Dental Enamel Solubility; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D012389:Root Canal Obturation; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014465:Ultrasonics
D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide