Plasma cleaning of dental instruments
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Plasma cleaning of dental instruments.
The theoretical risk of prion transmission via surgical instruments is of current public and professional concern. These concerns are further heightened by reports of the strong surface affinity of the prion protein, and that the removal of organic material by conventional sterilization is often inadequate. Recent reports of contamination on sterilized endodontic files are of particular relevan...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.09.019