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Research Paper | Dental Science | India | Volume 5 Issue 11, November 2016

Elementary Elimination of Extracted Tooth

Aishwarya Chidambareshwar | Keerthi Narayan.V

Abstract: Human tissues such as biopsy specimens, extracted teeth, body organs despite considered as a low to negligible risk to the handlers and the community, aesthetic factors and community expectations need to be considered when managing and disposing of these wastes. Biomedical waste (BMW) can be any solid, liquid or fluid waste including its container and any intermediate products. Though considerably less amount of waste generated by dental practitioners, environmental safe disposing of extracted teeth is still a difficult task faced by every dentist across the world. However usually in dental hospitals the general wastes and BMWs are allowed to mix due to lack of negligence and awareness that gives a green signal for easy transmission of HIV, HBV, Hepatitis C to health care and sanitation workers. This study is an attempt by using acid treatment as an alternate method to dispose extracted teeth in order to combat the issue of improper disposal that may lower the burden on waste disposal work, a more efficacious waste disposal system and cost saving.

Keywords: Acid treatment, Biomedical waste, Disinfection, Elementary method, Infection control

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 11, November 2016,

Pages: 553 - 556