Brazil welcomes dental device radiation sterilisation regs
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Brazil has new regulations governing the sterilisation of dental implants by radiation. ABNT NBR 15729:2009, introduced by the national technical standards body (ABNT), covers procedures, certification and routine controls; it specifies the methods that require the lowest doses of irradiation needed to ensure sterilisation, as well as procedures for gauging the dosage. It came into effect on August 2.