title: Practical denture disinfection.
abstract: Dental laboratory personel are at risk of contracting infections from dental prostheses that have not been properly disinfected. A 4% chlorhexidine scrub for 15 seconds followed by a 3-minute contact time with a chlorine dioxide solution was effective in disinfecting contaminated dentures. Chair-side disinfection of dental prostheses before laboratory procedures is the key to keeping microbial contamination out of the dental laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Educational Program in General Dentistry, Billy Johnson Dental Clinic, Fort Hood, Texas.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brace
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D002710:Chlorhexidine; D002713:Chlorine; D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D003778:Dentures; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010087:Oxides
chemical_list: D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D002713:Chlorine; C025109:chlorine dioxide; D002710:Chlorhexidine