ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry
Can probiotic cleaning solutions replace chemical disinfectants in dental clinics?
Article in European journal of dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Antimicrobial Peptides as Next-Generation Disinfectants: Tackling Biocide and Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospital Hygiene - A Narrative Review.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Probiotic-Based Cleaning Solutions: From Research Hypothesis to Infection Control Applications.Biology · 2025Review
- Risk analysis approaches for microbial ingredients in microbial-based cleaning products.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2025Article
- Profiling the resistome and virulome of Bacillus strains used for probiotic-based sanitation: a multicenter WGS analysis.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- A Sustainable Combined Approach to Control the Microbial Bioburden in the School Environment.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Review
- Tackling transmission of infectious diseases: A probiotic-based system as a remedy for the spread of pathogenic and resistant microbes.Microbial biotechnology · 2024Review
- A critical assessment of microbial-based antimicrobial sanitizing of inanimate surfaces in healthcare settings.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- An Evaluation of Two Systems for the Management of the Microbiological Quality of Water in Dental Unit Waterlines: HygowaterInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- From one species to another: A review on the interaction between chemistry and microbiology in relation to cleaning in the built environment.Indoor air · 2019Review
- Dental Practice Infection Control Measurements: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreaks.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryReview
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesWe aim to assess the antibacterial effectiveness of probiotic cleaning in a dental clinic at the University Dental Hospital Sharjah (UDHS), UAE. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe current cleaning protocol of UDHS was evaluated by the surface swabbing of three dental clinics routinely cleaned using regular chemical disinfectants. Then, a new probiotic cleaning solution containing
resultsThere was a significant reduction of the bacterial counts of various bacterial species (
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that the use of probiotic cleaning is effective in reducing microbial growth in dental settings. This approach may be tested further to examine the long-term effect and to evaluate the opportunity of applying this novel biotechnology as part of the infection control routine in dental settings instead of the chemical disinfectants which are known to cause serious health problems. This is the first study testing the application of probiotic-based solution in dental settings.
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