TY - JOUR
T1 - Infection control in orthodontics
T2 - A review
AU - Mithun, K.
AU - Ashith, M. V.
AU - Harshitha, V.
AU - Pereira, Valerie Anithra
AU - Kumari, Deesha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Dental care professionals are at an increased risk of cross infection while treating patients.This occupational potential for disease transmission become evident initially when one realises that most human microbial pathogens have been isolated from oral secretions. Because of repeated exposure to micro-organisms in blood and saliva, incidence of certain infectious diseases has been significantly higher among dental professionals than observed for general population.
AB - Dental care professionals are at an increased risk of cross infection while treating patients.This occupational potential for disease transmission become evident initially when one realises that most human microbial pathogens have been isolated from oral secretions. Because of repeated exposure to micro-organisms in blood and saliva, incidence of certain infectious diseases has been significantly higher among dental professionals than observed for general population.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85046807171
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U2 - 10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00064.6
DO - 10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00064.6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046807171
SN - 0973-9122
VL - 12
SP - 10
EP - 15
JO - Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
JF - Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
IS - 2
ER -
