Assessing viral retention and elimination in rotary dental instruments.
The authors of this article used a laboratory model of herpes simplex virus infection to assess the potential for contamination of dental handpieces by a human viral pathogen. They found that although all the handpieces in the study were fitted with anti-retraction valves, it was not until the units were flushed internally and disinfected externally that the pathogens were eliminated.
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British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada.
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D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
D005976:Glutaral