DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH EQUIPMENT

摘要

This invention relates to dental equipment comprising a dental unit, having an arrangement of water lines and associated dental appliances; and an electrolytic device, for producing an electrolytically activated, microcidal aqueous solution for use in the elimination and control of biofilm in dental unit water lines, the solution being characterised in having a pH of between 6.75 and 10 with microcidal as well as anti-oxidising, dispersing and surfactant properties, rendering the solution bio-compatible and non-corrosive as well as capable of eliminating biofilm in dental unit water lines while simultaneously dispersing and dislodging the biofilm from the water lines so as to reduce the micro-organisms to a predetermined level of micro-organisms in the dental water; and means for introducing the aqueous solution into the water lines for treating the biofilm. The invention further relates to such solution, dispensing means, a dental procedure and a method for eliminating biofilm.