Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Oral Pathology, Sridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
  • 2 Department of Prosthodontics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet, Karnataka, India
  • 4 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
  • 5 Department of Prosthodontics, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
  • 6 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Ashok Multispeciality Dental Clinic, Raichur, Karnataka, India
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent, 2015 May-Jun;5(3):232-6.
PMID: 26236684 DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.159962

Abstract

In daily practice of dentistry, we use same instruments on many patients. Before use, all instruments must be cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized to prevent any contamination. Pre-cleaning and sterilization of some devices can be difficult because of their small size and complex architecture. Dental burs and endodontic files are such instruments. Dental burs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, all with highly complex and detailed surface features.

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