Sterilization in Orthodontics

The microorganisms can also spread by direct contact with a lesion, by indirect contact through contaminated instruments or office equipment, by inhalation of aerosols induced by hand pieces and ultrasonic cleaners, and while scrubbing of instruments.As responsible clinicians, our goals should be to reduce the number of pathogenic organisms to a level at which our own body resistance may prevent infection and to break the circle of infection by eliminating cross-contamination.