BACKGROUND AND AIMS The exposure and processing of dental radiographs are not routinely associated with the spatter of blood or saliva; however, infection control is still an issue resulting from contaminated equipment, supplies, film packets or cassettes. This study aimed at comparing the efficacy of four commercially available disinfectants on microorganisms present on the equipment of radiol...

PURPOSE The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of chemical agents on the clinical isolates in Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz, Iran. METHODS The minimum bactericide concentration (MBC) of disinfectants including chlorhexidine (Fort), peracetic acid (Micro) and an alcohol based compound (Deconex) on selected bacteria at various dilutions were determined by the standard suspension...

Silver nanoparticles have proved to possess significant antibacterial properties. Nanosilver produced by electrochemical reduction stabilized by cellulose derivatives, has been evaluated by European standards (CEN TC 216) in order to find out whether they could be applied in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas as a suitable disinfectant. Moreover, bactericidal activity of nanosil...

BACKGROUND Dentistry equipment are exposed to different types of pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of spraying three different types of disinfectants on condensational silicones after 5 and 10 min. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally, 66 circular samples of condensational silicone impression materials of 1 cm diameter and 2 mm thickness were contaminated...

In orthodontics effective disinfection of pliers in short time is important. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of three disinfectant solutions (two quaternary ammonium compounds (Deconex, Micro10+) and one hydrogen peroxide disinfectant (Sanosil)) in orthodontic pliers’ disinfection. Nine Adams pliers were sterilized with autoclave. Pliers were contaminated with standard and hospital staph...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Several products have been marketed for disinfecting impression materials. The present study evaluated the effect of Deconex, Micro 10, Alprocid and Unisepta Plus sprays on Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans transferred to alginate and polyvinylsiloxane impression materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 180 impressions of a maxillary model (90 alginate and 90 p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The most common method for alginate impression disinfection is spraying it with disinfecting agents, but some studies have shown that these impressions can be immersed, too. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dimensional stability of alginate impressions following disinfecting by spray and immersion methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four common disinfecting agents (Sod...

silver nanoparticles have proved to possess significant antibacterial properties. nanosilver produced by electrochemical reduction stabilized by cellulose derivatives, has been evaluated by european standards (cen tc 216) in order to find out whether they could be applied in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas as a suitable disinfectant. moreover, bactericidal activity of nanosil...

BACKGROUND The inanimate hospital environment has emerged as an important reservoir of nosocomial pathogens. In particular, multidrug-resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter species, and Clostridium difficile, play a major role in the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. In Europe, aldehydes, chlorine, and quaternary ammonium compounds ha...