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Compact UV devices can offer affordable, portable, and efficient disinfection of non-sterilizable dental objects
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Compact UV devices can offer affordable, portable, and efficient disinfection for non-sterilizable dental objects suggests a new study published in the Scientific Reports.
Non-sterilizable items such as prosthodontics items constitute a high risk of transmitting dangerous pathogens, including Coronavirus, between patients and healthcare personnel.
Although UV rays are recognized for their germicidal efficacy, large and expensive UV devices previously hindered their adoption in dental offices. During the COVID-19 pandemic, small UV devices became available for domestic use, albeit with varying designs and effectiveness. Our study assesses the disinfection capacity of a UV light cabinet for four dental materials and discusses crucial design features for effective performance. Specimens of each material (silicone impressions, stone cast, acrylic denture base, and indelible pencils) were contaminated with Escherichia coli Bl21, and randomly divided into three study groups: UV device (UVG), impressions disinfection solution (SG), and control (CG). The experiment was repeated thrice, and disinfection efficacy assessed by colony forming units (CFU) count. A 2.5-min UV exposure achieved full disinfection for all materials. Significantly different results were found between groups (p < 0.05, one-way ANOVA, Tukey HSD), except for indelible pencils, where UVG and SG were both highly effective. UV cabinets surpass SG’s disinfection efficacy.
Compact UV devices can offer affordable, portable, and efficient disinfection for non-sterilizable dental objects, with careful consideration of wavelength, exposure, intensity, and safety.
Reference:
Moufti, M.A., Hamad, M., Al Shawa, A. et al. Efficacy and design requirements of UV light cabinets for disinfection of exchangeable non-sterilizable “dental objects”. Sci Rep 13, 19755 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45481-w
Keywords:
Moufti, M.A., Hamad, M., Al Shawa, A, Efficacy, design, requirements, UV, light, cabinets, disinfection, exchangeable, non-sterilizable, dental objects, Sci Rep
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