Biomaterial Database

Orthodontic marking pencils: a potential source of cross-contamination. 1998

F Ascencio, and H H Langkamp, and S Agarwal, and J A Petrone, and N P Piesco

Department of Microbiology/Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, PA 15261, USA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009967	Orthodontic Appliances	Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19)	Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance
D010355	Patient Identification Systems	Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.	Patient Tracking,Identification System, Patient,Identification Systems, Patient,Patient Identification System,Patient Trackings,System, Patient Identification,Systems, Patient Identification,Tracking, Patient,Trackings, Patient
D003762	Dental Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements especially used by dental professionals for the performance of clinical tasks.	Instrument, Dental,Dental Instrument,Instruments, Dental
D004866	Equipment Contamination	The presence of an infectious agent on instruments, prostheses, or other inanimate articles.	Contamination, Equipment,Contaminations, Equipment,Equipment Contaminations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013242	Sterilization	The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
D019552	Infection Control, Dental	Efforts to prevent and control the spread of infections within dental health facilities or those involving provision of dental care.	Dental Infection Control,Control, Dental Infection,Controls, Dental Infection,Dental Infection Controls,Infection Controls, Dental