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Disinfection of Dental Unit Water Line Using Aloe Vera: In Vitro Study

Context. Dental unit waterlines may be heavily contaminated with microorganisms and are a potential source of infection for both practicing staff and immunocompromised patients particularly. Contamination of dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of disinfectants. The present study...

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Autores principales: Pareek, Sonia, Nagaraj, Anup, Sharma, Prateek, Atri, Mansi, Walia, Satinder, Naidu, Shravani, Yousuf, Asif
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24089615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618962
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author Pareek, Sonia
Nagaraj, Anup
Sharma, Prateek
Atri, Mansi
Walia, Satinder
Naidu, Shravani
Yousuf, Asif
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Nagaraj, Anup
Sharma, Prateek
Atri, Mansi
Walia, Satinder
Naidu, Shravani
Yousuf, Asif
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description Context. Dental unit waterlines may be heavily contaminated with microorganisms and are a potential source of infection for both practicing staff and immunocompromised patients particularly. Contamination of dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of disinfectants. The present study investigates the effect of aloe-vera-based disinfectant in reducing the microbial growth in dental unit water lines (DUWLs). Aims. To compare the efficacy of aloe vera, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in controlling microbial contamination of DUWLs. Materials and Methods. After obtaining baseline water samples, the dental unit waterlines were treated with aloe vera, 10% hydrogen peroxide, and 5% sodium hypochlorite. Each of the three disinfectants was used in increasing concentrations and their inhibiting effect was compared. Water samples were analyzed for microbiological quality by the total viable count (TVC) method. Statistical Analysis Used. SPSS 16. Results. There was significant reduction in mean CFU/ml when treated with disinfectants each for a period of one week. Aloe-vera solution was found to be the most effective in reducing the microbial colonies. Conclusions. Improving the water quality from dental unit water lines is of considerable importance; chemical-based disinfectants can be replaced with herbal disinfectants for treating microbial contamination in dental unit waterlines.
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spelling pubmed-37818452013-10-02 Disinfection of Dental Unit Water Line Using Aloe Vera: In Vitro Study Pareek, Sonia Nagaraj, Anup Sharma, Prateek Atri, Mansi Walia, Satinder Naidu, Shravani Yousuf, Asif Int J Dent Clinical Study Context. Dental unit waterlines may be heavily contaminated with microorganisms and are a potential source of infection for both practicing staff and immunocompromised patients particularly. Contamination of dental unit water lines could be inhibited with the use of disinfectants. The present study investigates the effect of aloe-vera-based disinfectant in reducing the microbial growth in dental unit water lines (DUWLs). Aims. To compare the efficacy of aloe vera, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in controlling microbial contamination of DUWLs. Materials and Methods. After obtaining baseline water samples, the dental unit waterlines were treated with aloe vera, 10% hydrogen peroxide, and 5% sodium hypochlorite. Each of the three disinfectants was used in increasing concentrations and their inhibiting effect was compared. Water samples were analyzed for microbiological quality by the total viable count (TVC) method. Statistical Analysis Used. SPSS 16. Results. There was significant reduction in mean CFU/ml when treated with disinfectants each for a period of one week. Aloe-vera solution was found to be the most effective in reducing the microbial colonies. Conclusions. Improving the water quality from dental unit water lines is of considerable importance; chemical-based disinfectants can be replaced with herbal disinfectants for treating microbial contamination in dental unit waterlines. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3781845/ /pubmed/24089615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618962 Text en Copyright © 2013 Sonia Pareek et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Nagaraj, Anup
Sharma, Prateek
Atri, Mansi
Walia, Satinder
Naidu, Shravani
Yousuf, Asif
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title_short Disinfection of Dental Unit Water Line Using Aloe Vera: In Vitro Study
title_sort disinfection of dental unit water line using aloe vera: in vitro study
topic Clinical Study
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24089615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618962
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