- There are always bacteria lurking in dental equipment – suggests research, Elsevier – Oxford Feb 16, 2016
- Efficacy of dental unit waterlines disinfectants on a polymicrobial biofilm, Water Research Volume 91, 15 March 2016, Pages 38–44
- Pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial diversity in dental unit waterlines, Water Research Volume 81, 15 September 2015, Pages 223–231
- Anaheim, CA 2016 Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections from contaminated dental waterlines (Orange County, CA Public Health)
- Jonesboro, GA 2015 Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections from contaminated dental waterlines (CDC, Notes from the Field).
PUBMED Articles
- Detection of oral streptococci in dental unit water lines after therapy with air turbine handpiece: biological fluid retraction more frequent than expected.
- Detection of DNA from periodontal pathogenic bacteria in biofilm obtained from waterlines in dental units.
- Pneumonia associated with a dental unit waterline.
- Management of dental unit waterline biofilms in the 21st century.
- Dental unit waterlines: source of contamination and cross-infection.
- Healthcare-associated viral and bacterial infections in dentistry.
- An investigation of the microbial contamination of dental unit air and water lines.
- Dental unit waterline contamination and its possible implications during periodontal surgery.
- Do contaminated dental unit waterlines pose a risk of infection?.
- Bacterial contamination of dental unit waterlines.
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- Biofilm and dental unit waterlines.
- Risk of exposure to Legionella in dental practice.
- Microbial contamination of dental unit waterlines: the scientific argument.
- Isolation of an unusual fungus in treated dental unit waterlines.
- Isolation of pathogenic Legionella species and legionella-laden amoebae in dental unit waterlines.
- Contamination of dental unit cooling water with oral microorganisms and its prevention.
- Microbiological evaluation of dental unit water systems in general dental practice in Europe.
- Microbial biofilm formation and contamination of dental-unit water systems in general dental practice.
- Microbiological evaluation of a range of disinfectant products to control mixed-species biofilm contamination in a laboratory model of a dental unit water system.
- Surveillance and improve quality of dental unit waterline (DUWL) at a medical center, Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection Volume 48, Issue 2, Supplement 1, April 2015, Page S167
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- Occupational exposure to endotoxin from contaminated dental unit waterlines.
- Endotoxin contamination in the dental surgery.
- Endotoxin level as a potential marker of concentration of Gram-negative bacteria in water effluent from dental units and in dental aerosols.
- Exposure to bacterial endotoxin during conservative dental treatment.
- Failure of anti-retraction valves and the procedure for between patient flushing: a rationale for chemical control of dental unit waterline contamination.
- Efficacy of anti-retraction devices in preventing bacterial contamination of dental unit water lines.
- Microbial contamination of dental unit waterlines.
- Do contaminated dental unit waterlines pose a risk of infection?
- Evaluation of activities aimed at preventing microbiological risks in dental practice.
- Dental unit waterline management: historical perspectives and current trends.
- Contamination of a dental unit water line system by legionella pneumophila in the mashhad school of dentistry in 2009.
- Evaluation of in-office dental unit waterline testing.
- Update on infectious risks associated with dental unit waterlines.
- Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Dental Unit Biofilms and Treatment Water Contamination
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- Aerosolization of mycobacteria and legionellae during dental treatment: low exposure despite dental unit contamination.
- Healthcare-associated viral and bacterial infections in dentistry.
- Microbial quality of water in dental unit waterlines.
- Opportunistic bacteria in dental unit waterlines: assessment and characteristics.
- Evaluation of microbial contamination and distribution of sulphate-reducing bacteria in dental units.
- Contamination of dental unit waterlines: a re-evaluation.
- Microbial quality of water in dental unit reservoirs.
- Bacterial contamination of water in dental unit reservoirs.
- Dental unit waterlines: biofilms, disinfection and recurrence.
- Airborne spread of disease–the implications for dentistry.
- Occupational exposure to endotoxin from contaminated dental unit waterlines.
- Advancing infection control in dental care settings: factors associated with dentists’ implementation of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Endotoxin level as a potential marker of concentration of Gram-negative bacteria in water effluent from dental units and in dental aerosols.
- Evaluation of 3 dental unit waterline contamination testing methods.
