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1 Division of Dental Health, USPHS Dental Health Center, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
Water sprays from a dental handpiece and air-water syringe were evaluated for bacterial content. Bacterial concentrations that far exceeded limits permissible for public water supplies were observed. A simple method for reducing bacterial contamination in water lines for dental equipment is presented.
Submitted on July 17, 1970
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