"The process of sterilization is important to clean and disinfect dental tools used in procedures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among patients and staff. It can be done by way of instance heating and also chemicals. Autoclaving is a very dependable method for sterilization and can inactivate fungi, bacteria, spores, viruses, and other microorganisms on surgical instruments. Examples of dental instruments which need heat sterilization (or autoclave) processed include all stainless steel, tungsten carbide, and Teflon-coated dental hand tools, air-water syringe hints, ultrasonic periodontal scalers, metallic perception trays, high-volume evacuator tips and some intra-oral radiographic equipment to name a few."