Sterility of packaged implant components.
Several implant components in their original glass vial and peel-back packages were subjected to sterility testing to determine whether the contents remained sterile after the expiration date marked on the package had passed. The results from a university microbiology laboratory showed that the contents remained sterile for 6 to 11 years after the expiration dates.
Worthington
Philip
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. worthington03@comcast.net
D015921:Dental Implants / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D013242:Sterilization; D013997:Time Factors
D015921:Dental Implants