Hello doctor, I required deep cleaning my teeth. So I came to my hometown and started seeing my family dentist to whom my entire family is going for a couple of years. One week ago, I started the treatment which was deep cleaning on one side of the teeth. I always dreaded about cross-contamination and I explained this to my doctor who showed me their autoclaving procedure and also the instruments used by him was removed from a sealed pouch by him in front of me and so were the gloves and I was happy about the safety protocol. Yesterday, I went for my second sitting and during the part where the anesthesia was given to my gums, the instruments used was as usual removed from a sealed pouch by him but for the actual cleaning part which was done in an adjacent clinic, the nurse who helped him gave the dental motor probe and the tweezer in an open tray. I immediately asked both the nurse and the doctor about this and both assured and swore that those instruments were the ones that were removed from the sealed pouch and the nurse had brought it to this room with the help of a tissue paper and I need not be scared about the cross-contamination as they do not ever use the instruments on others. He even took me to the autoclave room and showed me how the procedures are done and explained to me how the attendees and nurses are instructed to adhere to the rules. Since I have cross-contamination phobia, I am unable to believe him though I want to. The time difference between the last patient and me was about 10 to 15 minutes. It was an airconditioned room. I have no idea about the last patient's medical history. He was a middle-aged person and a laser treatment was done for him but again I have no clue what sort of treatment he had. I would like to know how long does the herpes virus survive. I am so scared that I just cannot sleep, breathe or do anything. Please help me as I am petrified.
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