Microbial contamination and disinfection methods of pacifiers

Objectives To evaluate the microbial contamination of pacifiers by Mutans Streptococci(MS) and the efficacy of different methods for their disinfection.Methods Twenty-eight children were assigned to a 4-stage changeover system with a 1-week interval. In each stage, children received a new pacifier a...

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Main Authors: Paulo NELSON-FILHO, Márcia Costa LOUVAIN, Soraia MACARI, Marília Pacífico LUCISANO, Raquel Assed Bezerra da SILVA, Alexandra Mussolino de QUEIROZ, Patrícia GATON-HERNÁNDEZ, Léa Assed Bezerra da SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572015000500523&lng=en&tlng=en