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- Title
Microwave and autoclave usage in human teeth sterilization.
- Authors
MONTEIRO, Rafael Jordão Storino Vaz; SILVA, Bárbara Daphini Matos; SILVEIRA, Lorena Esteves; ALVAREZ-LEITE, Maria Eugênia; MANZI, Flavio Ricardo; PENIDO, Cláudia Valéria de Sousa Resende
- Abstract
Objective: evaluate the sterilization of human teeth irradiated by microwaves. Methods: Sixty human third molars are divided into three groups (n = 20): G1 without sterilization (negative control); G2 - autoclaving for 20 minutes 1Kgf/cm2 at 120 ° C (positive control); G3 - sterilization in a microwave vessel containing 200ml of distilled water in a microwave irradiated at 650W for 3 minutes. Results: No culture media of G2 and G3 presented contamination after autoclaving and microwave sterilization. Conclusion: Autoclave sterilization and microwave sterilization were effective decontamination methods under the experimental conditions tested.
- Subjects
THIRD molars; WATER; TEETH; MICROWAVES; STERILIZATION (Disinfection); AUTOCLAVES
- Publication
RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 4, p317
- ISSN
0103-6971
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1981-863720180004000043437