Thickness, permeability and tactile perception of commercial latex examination gloves used in dental practice

• Main Authors: Shilpa Ashish Warhekar (Author), Sandesh Nagarajappa (Author), Pralhad L Dasar (Author), Prashant Mishra (Author), Sandeep Kumar (Author), Swati Balsaraf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Dentists are at an increased risk of being infected. Some patients may be unaware of their infected status while some patients are unwilling to tell the dentists their disease status. Gloves should be worn in almost all patient procedures. Aim: To assess association between thickness,...