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What Are The Chances Of Getting HIV Infection During Root Canal Treatment?
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I recently went for root canal treatment at a clinic. My question is what are the chances of getting HIV infection during this treatment. As we know during root canal dentist uses a airblow pipe , and lot of small sharp needle like instruments to clean the cavity. Do all of those sharp pins instruments sterilized or every time new set of pins are used.
I recently went for root canal treatment at a clinic. My question is what are the chances of getting HIV infection during this treatment. As we know during root canal dentist uses a airblow pipe , and lot of small sharp needle like instruments to clean the cavity. Do all of those sharp pins instruments sterilized or every time new set of pins are used.
Fri, 6 Dec 2013
Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic.
It is good that you know that HIV spreads through pricks of infected sharp needles, but as you are visiting to a dental clinic the doctor must be sterilizing all the instruments before the procedure. And even the needles which he must me using for anesthesia must be new.
If you still have a doubt you can confirm it from your dentist.
Hope it will help you.
It is good that you know that HIV spreads through pricks of infected sharp needles, but as you are visiting to a dental clinic the doctor must be sterilizing all the instruments before the procedure. And even the needles which he must me using for anesthesia must be new.
If you still have a doubt you can confirm it from your dentist.
Hope it will help you.
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