KaVo Oxygenal 6 Instructions for Use and Safety Sheet (PDF)

Water carrying dental systems can become infested by microorganisms. This contamination can be caused by stagnation and formation of biofilms of the supplied water or by blood/secretions from patients. In periods of stagnation this can result in massive biocontamination of the treatment water. The risk of contamination of the dental treatment water can be reduced by systems, whose efficacy has been tried and tested under practical conditions.

Various processes are known for treating the cooling water in dental units. These are usually based on the water being exposed to a suitable medium to kill off the microorganisms contained in the water. The strongest oxidisation agents include atomic oxygen and HO radicals, which because of their oxidising strength exercise a strong bactericidal effect.