Dental practitioners take great pains to properly process their instruments. Yet, even with the most up-to-date equipment, sterilization does not always occur. Sterilizers fail even when their gauges indicate that the sterilization process is complete.

Most sterilization failures occur due to operator error. Overloading the sterilizer and interrupting the cycle are just two reasons sterilization is not achieved.



Following the introduction of a regular spore testing program, a scientific study from the United States showed that, with sterilizers routinely monitored using biological indicators, the incidence of sterilization failure fell from 8.5% to 1.3%*. Regular NB Bioscience Canada sterilization testing can also reduce failure in your practice.
* Molinari JA, Gleason MJ, Merchant VA., Detroit (1994)