Book Description

Medical and dental devices that allin contact with, sterile body tissues or fluids are considered critical items. These items should be sterile when used, because any microbial contamination could result in disease transmission. Such items include surgical instruments, biopsy forceps, and implanted medical devices. If these items are heat resistant, the recommended sterilization process is steam sterilization, because it has the largest margin of safety due to its reliability, consistency, and lethality. However, reprocessing heat and moisture sensitive items require use of a low-temperature sterilization technology (e.g., ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, per acetic acid). This book is a small determination to summarize a clinical guileless approach toward sterilization and disinfection in the field of dental operatory along with history, sterilization techniques, instrument processing & sterilization monitoring, mechanisms of disease transmission, personal protective barriers, and waste management.