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Dental operatory water lines.

J W Beierle
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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.

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J W Beierle. 1993. Dental operatory water lines.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7693887/

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