title: Can oil lubricated dental handpieces be sterilized?: Part 2. Literature review.
abstract: A literature search revealed six laboratory-based microbial challenge studies which support the opinion that oil contamination does not prevent successful sterilization of the lumen of dental handpieces. However, a detailed appraisal of these papers revealed lack of detail in the cleaning methods used prior to sterilization and none of the papers considered the risks of prion contamination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An examination of the evidence base on sterilization of oil-lubricated handpieces is of potential value to dental clinicians and their teams.
authors.forename: Ravinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kudhail
mesh_terms: D019551:Dental Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007219:Industrial Oils / Q000382:microbiology*; D054327:Lubricants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D054327:Lubricants