Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Prosthodont. 2019 Feb;28(2):e849-e856. doi: 10.1111/jopr.12597. Epub 2017 Apr 19.
The goal of disinfection in the dental office is to prevent the spread of infection from one patient to another and maintain the safety of the dental care providers. Prevention of cross infection has significant effect on infection control. The standard procedure of rinsing impressions under tap water immediately after removal from the mouth eliminates microorganisms along with saliva and blood. A broad search on published literature was done using the keywords impression materials, disinfection method, and sterilization of dental impression from 1980 to 2016 in Medline, Google Scholar, the internet, and textbooks. This article critically analyzes the various published methods of dental impression disinfection in dentistry.
牙科器械消毒的目的是防止患者之间的感染传播，并保障牙科医护人员的安全。预防交叉感染对感染控制具有重要意义。将印模从口腔中取出后立即在自来水下冲洗，可以清除微生物、唾液和血液。本文从 1980 年到 2016 年，使用印模材料、消毒方法和牙科印模灭菌等关键词，在 Medline、Google Scholar、互联网和教科书上进行了广泛的文献搜索，批判性地分析了发表的各种牙科印模消毒方法。
