Bacterial survival rate on toothbrushes and their decontamination with antimicrobial solutions Taxa de sobrevivência bacteriana em escovas dentais e sua descontaminação com soluções antimicrobianas

• Main Authors: Sandra Sato (Author), Izabel Yoko Ito (Author), Elza Helena Guimarães Lara (Author), Heitor Panzeri (Author), Rubens Ferreira de Albuquerque Junior (Author), Vinícius Pedrazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate bacterial survival rate on toothbrushes after brushing and the efficacy of their decontamination by spraying antimicrobial solutions. Thirty subjects were instructed to spray the solutions on toothbrush bristles after brushing. Each volunteer tested three sp...