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Microbial Contamination of Orthodontic Buccal Tubes from Manufacturers
- Kathiravan Purmal,
- Shenyang Chin,
- John Pinto,
- Wai-Fong Yin and
- Kok-Gan Chan
This study aimed to test the sterility of new unused orthodontic buccal tubes received from manufacturers. Four different types of buccal tubes were used straight from the manufactures package without any additional sterilizing step. Of these buccal...