An autoclave for the sterilisation of clinical dental instruments is described,of the type comprising a sterilisation chamber (1) equipped with a series of appliancefittings (4) for the inflow and outflow of fluids, and apt to contain a load of instrumentsonto which to carry through a sterilisation cycle, characterised in that saidappliance fittings (4) are gathered on at least one connection body or partition(3) , with which a reducing container (7) is quickly able to be engaged and disengaged,which container has a volume apt to contain at least one instrument to be sterilised,the inner volume of such container (7) communicating with said appliance fittings(4) and said container (7) being apt to be entirely contained within said sterilisationchamber (1) . The small-volume container for said autoclave is further described,as well as a full treatment system employing said container.
