Esterilização e biossegurança na Odontologia: conceitos e aplicabilidade

Abstract

Biosafety in the dental context is defined as a control measure regarding the contamination and dissemination of pathogenic microorganisms. In this sense, dentistry represents an extremely important area of work that requires great care in its realisation. This is due to the fact that it is a profession that establishes closer contact between professional and patient and is a gateway to many diseases and, especially, cross-infections. Thus, the objective of this study is to collect data through the literature in order to emphasise the importance of biosafety in dentistry and its applicability. This research is very relevant because it addresses a theme present in the routine of the dental surgeon who encourages safer clinical practice. The literature used was from the websites PUBMED, Google Acadêmico and SCIELO, having as inclusion criteria articles published in scientific journals, including literature review, monograph, case report and dissertations related to the proposed theme, in Portuguese and English, between the years 2002 and 2021. Therefore, the concepts and applicability of sterilization and biosafety are one of the main tools for the exercise of the profession to be as responsible as possible.