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Update - December 1991, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics
Update - December 1991, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics
Update
In this issue:
-- The Physician as an Agent of God: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
-- [ Medical Futility: A Value-Dependent Concept ]
An In Vivo Comparison Of Commercially Available Disposable Prophylaxis Angles, Lisa S. Fleming, Caren M. Barnes, Carl M. Russell
An In Vivo Comparison Of Commercially Available Disposable Prophylaxis Angles, Lisa S. Fleming, Caren M. Barnes, Carl M. Russell
College of Dentistry: Faculty Publications
A wide variety of disposable infection control products is being marketed including disposable prophylaxis angles. It was the purpose of this in vivo investigation to evaluate the clinical efficacy of five different brands of commercially available disposable prophylaxis angles. Utilizing a splitmouth design. 11 dental hygienists evaluated disposable prophylaxis angles while completing a routine oral prophylaxis. Fifty samples each of Brahler. Ash/Dentsply, Denticator. and Young Dental angles were compared to a control angle (Teledyne Getz). A questionnaire was completed by each operator following patient treatment (a total of 161 patients was treated). The questionnaire asked questions in which the four …