Evaluation of alternative methods for the disinfection of toothbrushes

The aim of this study was to evaluate alternative methods for the disinfection of toothbrushes considering that most of the previously proposed methods are expensive and cannot be easily implemented. Two-hundred toothbrushes with standardized dimensions and bristles were included in the study. The t...

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Published in:	Brazilian Oral Research
Main Authors:	Edson Yukio Komiyama, Graziella Nuernberg Back-Brito, Ivan Balducci, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2010-03-01
Subjects:	Disinfection Toothbrushing Triclosan Chlorhexidine Acetic acid
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000100005

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