Microwave and autoclave usage in human teeth sterilization

Objective: evaluate the sterilization of human teeth irradiated by microwaves. Methods: Sixty human third molars are divided into three groups (n = 20): G1 without sterilization (negative control); G2 - autoclaving for 20 minutes 1Kgf/cm2 at 120 ° C (positive control); G3 - sterilization in a microw...

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Main Authors: Rafael Jordão Storino Vaz MONTEIRO, Bárbara Daphini Matos SILVA, Lorena Esteves SILVEIRA, Maria Eugênia ALVAREZ-LEITE, Flavio Ricardo MANZI, Cláudia Valéria de Sousa Resende PENIDO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2018-12-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372018000400317&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en