Rotary dental instruments and the potential risk of transmission of infection: herpes simplex virus

A laboratory model of herpes simplex virus infection was used to assess the potential contamination of dental handpieces. When contaminated instruments were treated with surface disinfection and internal chemical disinfection, viable virus was eliminated in all instruments.

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Published inThe Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Vol. 124; no. 12; p. 55
Main Authors Epstein, J B, Rea, G, Sibau, L, Sherlock, C H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1993
Subjects
Cells, Cultured
Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral - drug effects
Dental High-Speed Equipment - adverse effects
Disinfection - methods
Equipment Contamination
Fibroblasts - microbiology
Glutaral - pharmacology
Herpes Simplex - transmission
Herpesvirus 1, Human - drug effects
Humans
Male
Penis - cytology
Virus Cultivation
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Summary:A laboratory model of herpes simplex virus infection was used to assess the potential contamination of dental handpieces. When contaminated instruments were treated with surface disinfection and internal chemical disinfection, viable virus was eliminated in all instruments.
ISSN:0002-8177
DOI:10.14219/jada.archive.1993.0239