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Comprehensive Review and Comparison of the Disinfection Techniques Currently Available in the Literature
Author(s) -
Chidambaranathan Ahila S.,
Balasubramanium Muthukumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/jopr.12597
Subject(s) - dentistry , sterilization (economics) , impression , medicine , infection control , medline , cross infection , dental care , intensive care medicine , computer science , business , world wide web , political science , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market , law
The goal of disinfection in the dental office is to prevent the spread of infection from one patient to another and maintain the safety of the dental care providers. Prevention of cross infection has significant effect on infection control. The standard procedure of rinsing impressions under tap water immediately after removal from the mouth eliminates microorganisms along with saliva and blood. A broad search on published literature was done using the keywords impression materials, disinfection method, and sterilization of dental impression from 1980 to 2016 in Medline, Google Scholar, the internet, and textbooks. This article critically analyzes the various published methods of dental impression disinfection in dentistry.