Bacterial survival rate on toothbrushes and their decontamination with antimicrobial solutions
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572004000200003Keywords:
Toothbrushing, Microbial survival, Decontamination, Cetylpyridinium chlorideAbstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate bacterial survival rate on toothbrushes after brushing and the efficacy of their decontamination by spraying antimicrobial solutions. Thirty subjects were instructed to spray the solutions on toothbrush bristles after brushing. Each volunteer tested three sprays, one solution per week; the sprays were labeled spray 1 (cetylpyridinium chloride - CPC - and basic formulation), 2 (basic formulation only) and 3 (control - sterile tap water). At the end of each week, the brushes were collected and sonicated in Letheen Broth®; the suspensions were ten-fold diluted and the dilutions were plated on various culture media. Anaerobic bacteria, evaluated by colony count of black pigment producing organisms on Ask medium, were recovered from 83.3% of the samples, Streptococci from 80% and aerobic Gram-negative bacilli from 46.7% of them in the control tests. There was a significant decrease in toothbrush contamination with antimicrobial sprays 1 and 2, the first showing the greatest decrease on bacterial counts.Downloads
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2004-06-01
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Bacterial survival rate on toothbrushes and their decontamination with antimicrobial solutions . (2004). Journal of Applied Oral Science, 12(2), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572004000200003