Calidad del Agua de Unidades Odontológicas

Sara Lilia Ávila de Navia MSC; Sandra Mónica Estupiñán Torres MSC; Diana Milena Estupiñán Torres

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Vol. 10 No. 17 (2012)

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2012-06-15

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Water Quality of Dental Units

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.520

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Sara Lilia Ávila de Navia MSC Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca

Sandra Mónica Estupiñán Torres MSC Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca

Diana Milena Estupiñán Torres Universidad Antonio Nariño

Water is a main source of contamination in dental patients, classified into two classes: the first from the primary water supply, (ie,public water) and the second one, which is attached to the hoses walls of the dental unit, forming a biofilm. Due to stagnation of oral fluids are aspirated during the procedure. The biofilm will be continuously polluting the hoses from the unit and expelling microorganisms to the patient’s oral cavity where they generate aerosols that can contaminate the environment, surfaces, instruments and health personnel, which is a public health risk. In Colombia there are not official reports or data to control this public health problem, so the risk of bacterial contamination and infection are still latent today.

odontology, opportunistic infections, public health, water contamination, water microbiology.

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Ávila de Navia MSC, S. L., Estupiñán Torres MSC, S. M., & Estupiñán Torres, D. M. (2012). Water Quality of Dental Units. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 10(17), 102-110. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.520

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