Which Disinfection Method is Effective for Water Disinfection

Which is the most effective disinfection method in primary root canals: Conventional or newly developed ones?

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the-potassium-titanyl-phosphate--the KTP laser and ozone in of primary root canals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty primary incisor teeth were selected. The specimens were inoculated with 10 mL Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis). Groups: The KTP laser (1,5 W); gaseous ozone (150 s); sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); saline ...

Chlorine in water disinfection

Disinfection of drinking-water is one of the main achievements of our time in the protection of public health. The use of chlorine for the destruction of microbiological pathogens is essential to protect the public from outbreaks of waterborne disease. Chlorine, as well as other disinfectants, produces a variety of chemical by-products. The risk from the presence of microbial pathogens in drink...

Silver : water disinfection and toxicity

Water disinfection for international and wilderness travelers.

Acquisition of waterborne disease is a substantial risk for international travelers to countries with inadequate sanitation facilities. It also poses smaller but still significant risks for wilderness travelers who rely on surface water in developed countries with low rates of diarrheal illness, such as the United States. This article reviews the etiology and risks associated with waterborne di...

Alternative method for knife disinfection with INSPEXX 200 is more efficient than 82°C water

EU regulations require disinfection of slaughter-equipment with water of at least 82oC. However, according EU regulation 853/2004, an alternative system having an equivalent effect may be used when equivalence can be shown. Ecolab’s Inspexx© 200 (Inspexx) is a solution containing a stabilised blend of peracetic acid, peroctanoic acid and other organic acids – is shown to be an equivalent altern...