Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 94, Issue 5, 887-890
Copyright © 1977 by American Dental Association
Cold sterilization of gutta-percha cones with formocresol vapors
ES Senia,
RV Marraro,
and
JL Mitchell
Cold sterilization of gutta-percha cones was accomplished by exposing them to formocresol vapors for 16 hours. The data obtained from this in vitro study indicate that gaseous sterilization with formocresol vapors is effective against a variety of gram-positive, gram-negative, and spore-forming microorganisms.