Abstract:Background: Reuse of dental and medical devices is a worldwide common practice, and our country is not an exception; its aim is to reduce procedural costs. PTCA insufflation devices (or manometers) are frequently resterilized for clinical reuse purposes. Evaluations of their physical and mechanical properties are not described in current literature. Objective: Determine if the physical and functional characteristics of insufflation devices are maintained after reuse processing, as well as establish their life … Show more
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