95 Infection Control

Friday, March 23, 2012: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours

Learning Objectives:
Increase knowledge of infection control as related to endodontics, antimicrobial agents/inhibitor, biofilm, and cell culture
Chairs:
A. ALT-HOLLAND and M. DESILVA
659
A Novel Method to Examine Bacterial Contamination in Dental Clinics
A. ALT-HOLLAND1, R.S. THONDAPU1, K.S. RAJAPAKSHA1, C. MIN2, T. ZHU2, T. KAWAI2, R.D. PERRY1, and G. KUGEL1, 1Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA
660
Antimicrobial Cocktail For Implant Coating And Regenerative Tissue Scaffolds
M.N. DESILVA1, W. ZHAO2, S. SCHULTZ1, and L. CHU2, 1Dental and Biomedical Research Department, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
661
Effects of Tigecycline on Tooth Color
S. GUPTA, G. HACK, and A.F. FOUAD, Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD
662
Evaluation of Dental Unit Waterlines treated with Sterisil PureTubeTM
S. MOMENI1, D. SCHMIDTKE2, and J.D. RUBY1, 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
663
Antibacterial Property Expressed by a Novel Calcium Phosphate Glass
L. LIU1, S. PUSHALKAR2, D. SAXENA3, R. LEGEROS1, and Y. ZHANG4, 1New York University, New York, NY, 2Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University, New York, NY, 3Basic Science, New York University, New York, NY, 4Biomaterials & Biomimetics, New York University, New York, NY
664
Co-administration of Vancomycin and BMP-2 on Staphylococcus/Bone Cell Co-culture
A.H. NGUYEN, Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, S. KIM, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, J. WENKE, Surgical Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Houston, TX, and Y. YANG, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA