Oral surgery instruments are classified as _____ instruments and must be sterilized after each use.

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Oral surgery instruments are critical instruments which penetrate soft tissue, bone or contact the bloodstream and therefore must be sterilized after each use to prevent transmission of disease. Semicritical instruments come into contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin and require high-level disinfection or sterilization, while noncritical instruments come into contact only with intact skin and require low-level disinfection or cleaning.

Oral Surgery Instruments Are Classified as _____ Instruments and Must