title: The sporicidal activity of glass bead sterilizers.
abstract: Endodontic glass bead sterilizers were evaluated for sporicidal effectiveness. Small metal endodontic instruments contaminated with Bacillus subtilis spores were effectively sterilized when the instruments were exposed for 15 seconds at a temperature of 218 C. Nonmetal objects such as cotton pellets and paper points could not be sterilized because they charred and decomposed under the required temperature conditions.
authors.affiliation: Castle Co., Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Windeler
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*; D005898:Glass; D006358:Hot Temperature; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride