The Journal of the American Dental Association
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 128, No 4, 456-463.
© 1997 American Dental Association
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Burkhart, N.
Right arrow Articles by Crawford, J
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Burkhart, N.
Right arrow Articles by Crawford, J
Related Collections
Right arrow Dental Equipment/Instruments
Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 128, Issue 4, 456-463
Copyright © 1997 by American Dental Association

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Critical steps in instrument cleaning: removing debris after sonication



NW Burkhart and J Crawford
University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, USA.

To effectively clean and reuse instruments, dental personnel must pay close attention to all aspects of cleaning and sterilization procedures. This study addressed ultrasonic instrument cleaning and final rinsing. Results show that an ultrasonic solution can become increasingly contaminated with debris after each successive load of instruments is cleaned. The authors conclude that thorough rinsing of instruments after sonication in preparation for sterilization markedly reduces carry-over of detectable organic debris.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Med MicrobiolHome page
C. VON EIFF, J. OVERBECK, G. HAUPT, M. HERRMANN, S. WINCKLER, K.-D. RICHTER, G. PETERS, and H.-U. SPIEGEL
Bactericidal effect of extracorporeal shock waves on Staphylococcus aureus
J. Med. Microbiol., August 1, 2000; 49(8): 709 - 712.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright©1995-1997 American Dental Association (ADA).
Reproduction or republication strictly prohibited without prior written permission of ADA.