Abstract
We are most thankful for the opportunity to comment on the questions raised by Dr Parashos and colleagues concerning our article published recently in the Journal of Endodontics ( 1 Sonntag D. Peters O.A. Effect of prion decontamination protocols on Nickel-Titanium rotary surfaces. J Endod. 2007; 33: 442-446 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (46) Google Scholar ). Please allow us also to take time to acknowledge the merits of Drs Parashos and Messer in the field of nickel-titanium rotary instrument performance and in particular their disinfection protocols. To the EditorJournal of EndodonticsVol. 33Issue 9PreviewThe recent article by Sonntag and Peters (1) on the effect of prion decontamination protocols on nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary surfaces concludes by making a clinical recommendation that seems to be based on a flawed argument. The authors concluded that the single use of rotary NiTi instruments was recommended to avoid transmission of infectious diseases. They did not qualify this statement to indicate that it specifically referred to prion disease as indicated in their aim. Because of the potential long-term implications to endodontic treatment in the community, particularly at a public health level, we wish to address a number of the issues raised in the article. Full-Text PDF
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