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Handpiece sterilization: is it really necessary?
1Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School, San Antonio, USA.
Journal of the California Dental Association
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Sterilization of air-driven dental handpieces between patients is an integral component of dental instrument sterilization-asepsis protocols. This article explores some technical aspects of handpiece operation and provides suggested protocols for proper sterilization of the instrument.