Non-Sterile Diamond Burs
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About non-sterile diamonds
Non-sterile marks how the instrument is supplied, not what it cuts: a glossary defines sterile as free from living microorganisms. A non-sterile diamond is processed by the practice before use, and published guidance notes that deterioration can occur on the cutting surfaces of carbide and diamond burs during processing and after repeated processing cycles. The same guidance says to consider items difficult to clean, carbide and diamond burs among them, as single-use disposables and discard them after one use.
Supplied unsterilized, so it is processed before first use, where a single-use diamond arrives ready and is discarded after one patient.
Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · CDC, Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003 (MMWR 52(RR-17))