The sporicidal activity of glass bead sterilizers.
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.
Windeler
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Castle Co., Rochester, NY, USA.
Walter
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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
D012965:Sodium Chloride