There are two reasons for decontamination:
Make reusable items safe for others to handle
Reduce (sterilize) or eliminate (sterilize) the risk of direct contact with infection in the dental clinic
Cleanness - physical removal, but not the need to kill microorganisms.
Sterilization - any process, physical or chemical, will destroy all forms of life (including bacteria, fungi, spores and viruses.
Disinfection, using a kind of can destroy bacteria or other harmful microorganisms or inactivated form the potions, usually refers to kill growth (plant) in the form of chemical substances, rather than the resistance of bacterial spores
