Dental instruments such as endodontic reamers that are difficult to clean and should be considered as single use. Manual cleaning of dental instruments has a risk of puncture wounds, lacerations and ...

More than 200 procedures have now been postponed at Aberdeen's hospitals after an unknown substance, thought to be linked to ...

Provides the results of a national survey investigating the use of benchtop steam sterilisers in dental practice. Highlights shortcomings in the operation of sterilisers. Highlights the testing of ...

Rising awareness of oral health, coupled with increasing dental procedure volumes worldwide, is propelling demand for electric dental handpieces in private practices, dental hospitals, and specialty ...

Instruments — such as probes, mirrors and orthodontic pliers — had gone through machine washing and thermal disinfection, but had not completed the final step of steam sterilisation before they were ...

LONDON/ISTANBUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Once Marion Parks found out she needed intensive dental work, the 55-year-old decided her best course of action was to leave her small English village to have ...

Many of the common procedures carried out by dentists have very low risk of increasing the aerosol spread of COVID-19 and some procedures, such as ultrasonic scaling, were not shown to generate ...

Explores why high-quality dental handpieces are vital investments, enhancing clinical performance, durability, and sustainability for dental professionals.

File photo of dental exam. An Army dental clinic in Germany is contacting patients after problems were found with sterilization of dental instruments early in July. (Associated Press) Patients who ...