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Format: HTML Label: American Dental Hygienists' Association Manufacturer: American Dental Hygienists' Association Number Of Pages: 12 Publication Date: July 01, 1996 Publisher: American Dental Hygienists' Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American Dental Hygienists' Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of Dental Hygiene, published by American Dental Hygienists' Association on July 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3309 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: Purpose. A product designed as a toothbrush disinfectant containing cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), a quaternary ammonium compound, recently was introduced. The purpose of this study was to provide additional evidence that CPC provides a practical solution for destroying residual microorganisms on air-dried toothbrushes and toothbrushes stored in a travel container. Methods. Sterile synthetic toothbrushes were inoculated with optical density standardized laboratory cultures of Staphylococcus epidermidis or Candida albicans. Half were then disinfected with CPC and half were used as untreated controls. The toothbrushes were vortexed in sterile saline solution, diluted in a tenfold series, and plated on 5% blood agar or Sabouraud dextrose agar. The plates were incubated at 37 [degrees] C in a normal atmosphere for 48 hours, and colonies were counted. Results. CPC produced significant decreases in residual microorganisms. Using the CPC spray treatment on air-dried toothbrushes, Staphylococcus epidermidis essentially was reduced 100-fold, while Candida albicans had a 94% reduction of growth. Bacterial counts were higher in the samples stored in closed containers as compared to the air-dried samples. Conclusion. CPC appeared to be an effective toothbrush disinfectant for the organisms evaluated. It is practical and economical. CPC could easily fit into the recommendations of a practice committed to infection control. J Dent Hyg 1996;70:161-165. Keywords. Clinical procedures, preventive agents, oral mouthrinses, tooth cleansing devices, toothbrush disinfection, cetylpyridinium chloride. Citation Details Title: An in vitro investigation of the efficacy of CPC for use in toothbrush decontamination. (cetylpyridinium chloride) Author: Sarah Meier Publication: Journal of Dental Hygiene (Refereed) Date: July 1, 1996 Publisher: American Dental Hygienists' Association Volume: v70 Issue: n4 Page: p161(5) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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