Posted on: November 28, 2016
Rotary Instrument Maintenance
Cleaning
- Always wear gloves when handling contaminated instruments.
- Presoak the burs for at least 10 minutes in a disinfection solution designed for dental burs that contains a corrosion inhibitor to minimize the dulling of diamond coating.
- Use a brush to clean the burs thoroughly if needed.
- Rinse several times to remove the disinfection solution.
- Dry the burs and store in a clean and moisture-free environment.
Cleaning with Ultrasonic
- Burs may be ultrasonically cleaned by inserting them in bur holders.
- A cycle of 5 minutes is recommended, using a general purpose cleaner.
- Rinse several times after cleaning.
- Dry the burs and store in a clean and moisture-free environment.
Sterilization
- Proper sterilization of instruments is extremely important to eliminate the possibility of cross infection of patients and staff with communicable diseases.
- Place the burs in sterilization bags.
- Autoclave the burs for atleast10 minutes at a temperature of 135 C.
- Dry the burs and store in a clean and moisture-free environment.
- Use a dry heat sterilizer at 170 C (340 F) for 1hour.When used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, this will not corrode or dull carbide burs.
- Avoid cold sterilizing solutions as they contain oxidizing agents which may weaken carbide burs.
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