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Handpiece and water line decontamination and HIV transmission: a critique
1Oral Biology Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong.
Dental Update
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
The survival of infective viral particles in disinfected handpieces and the dental unit water systems has become a matter of professional and public concern. This commentary evaluates the evidence, making some practical suggestions on water line decontamination and handpiece sterilization.