Conclusion
This single center study investigated the CFUs reduction on contaminated
FEs without a working channel after UV-C light disinfection compared to
the current golden standard reprocessing process using the EWD. The
findings of this study show that
there is no difference in CFU
reduction between UV-C light disinfection compared to the current
reprocessing process with the EWD. UV-C light disinfection could be a
good alternative for disinfecting FEs without a working channel.
However, the effectiveness of UV-C light disinfection depends on the
diligence van the pre-cleaning process.