Hi Doctor, Recently I visited a dental clinic done tooth cleaning for one of my teeth.. next day Im I was little bit scared about if there any chance of getting infections like hiv or hep c due to not properly sterilizing the bit used for tooth cleaning.. However I asked this question to them, they said it is autoclaved. I'm bit stressed post this episode.
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Hello, u don't have to worry regarding this since as doctors we take as much precautions as required to prevent patient from getting any kind of infections. And if u feel any issues or any discomfort u can consult me regarding the same and I will assist u.
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Hii , no need to worry if the instrument is autoclaved properly chance of getting the infection is negligible and also at clinics doctors take utmost precautions so no need to worry
Hi! There is no need to worry, when we autoclave the instruments the temperature inside the autoclave is so high that there is no chance of any pathogen to survive, making sure all the equipments are sterlised.
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