Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of bacterial contamination of toothbrushes kept in different sanitary settings: A comparative study

• Main Authors: Meenakshi Thakur (Author), Sudhir Mittal (Author), Amit Kumar Sharma (Author), Devender Kumar Sharma (Author), Kamal K Gupta (Author), Vasundhara Pathania (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral health is an integral part of general health and toothbrushes are the most commonly used oral hygiene aid. Unfortunately, proper care of toothbrush is often neglected and is kept in bathrooms which are a good place to harbor millions of microorganisms. Aim: To assess the bacterial c...