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- DOI 10.18231/j.ijpi.2025.013
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A literature review on various techniques used in the process of sterliation in dental practice
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Shailja Prashar *
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Rashmi Prashar
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Sahil Saini
In dental practice, there is wide variety of different treatment modalities, according to the patient need. For a successful dental treatment, the process of sterilization plays a major role. There are variety of different instruments which are used in different procedures in routine dental practice. Some of them are semi critical instruments and some are critical instruments. Critical instruments are those which came in direct contact with blood stream, and in surgical procedures. Irrespective of the semi critical or critical instruments, sterilization is required for both the categories. There are different methods of achieving sterilization. In the prognosis of any dental treatment sterilization is of prime concern, for the success of any treatment, whether it is surgical phase or the non-surgical phase, we are supposed to maintain a sterile site. There are different procedures in daily dental practice, like from making an impression to placing a dental implant in the oral cavity, in both the cases, maintenance of sterile environment is very much retired.
Keywords: Sterilization, Autoclave, Dry heat sterilization, Moist heat sterilization, Hot air iven, Microorganisms.
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Prashar S, Prashar R, Saini S. A literature review on various techniques used in the process of sterliation in dental practice [Internet]. IP Int J Periodontol Implantol. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 18];10(2):57-60. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2025.013
APA
Prashar, S., Prashar, R., Saini, S. (2025). A literature review on various techniques used in the process of sterliation in dental practice. IP Int J Periodontol Implantol, 10(2), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2025.013
MLA
Prashar, Shailja, Prashar, Rashmi, Saini, Sahil. "A literature review on various techniques used in the process of sterliation in dental practice." IP Int J Periodontol Implantol, vol. 10, no. 2, 2025, pp. 57-60. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2025.013
Chicago
Prashar, S., Prashar, R., Saini, S.. "A literature review on various techniques used in the process of sterliation in dental practice." IP Int J Periodontol Implantol 10, no. 2 (2025): 57-60. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2025.013