Dental operatory water lines
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1University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089.
Journal of the California Dental Association
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
Water samples were collected from dental handpiece and air-water syringe lines at various times during the day and cultured for the presence and prevalence of various microbes. It was found that the longer a dental unit was out of use, the greater the microbial build-up in water lines. However, purging lines for two to three minutes at the start of the day and between patients significantly reduced microbial presence.