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How do they sterilize the suctions tools in a dentist office?
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Disposable: The tips, the parts that go into your mouth, are disposable. The hoses, tubes, and suction apparatus are sterilized by running sterilizing and cleaning solutions through them.
Answered 10/8/2013
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