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ULTICLEAN PROPHYLAXIS POWDER STANDARD
The Classic Among Prophylaxis Powders Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard, based on sodium bicarbonate, is the classic among prophylaxis powders. Because the traditional sodium bicarbonate has an unpleasant and salty taste. We have developed a new combination of natural flavours and a non-cariogenic natural sweetener. Not only is this newly developed classic for supragingival tooth cleaning effectively removes biofilm (plaque) and heavy stains (i.e. coffee or wine or cigarette tartar), it also has a pleasant taste. If necessary, the tooth surface can be pretreated optimally with Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard for further treatments. Grain Size and Particle geometry A medium grain size of approximately 40μm was chosen for our Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard, as this grain size is ideal for cleaning stubborn discolouration and thorough removal of plaque. As shown in Figure 1, our Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard has a volume-related average particle size of d (50) = 43μm. The values d (10) = 10 μm, d (90) = 101 μm describe the width of the volume related particle size distribution. For a direct comparison, the commercially available EMS AIR-FLOW Classic Comfort and Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard were examined with a light microscope (see Figure 2). Here, it was found that the sodium hydrogen carbonate-based
Figure 1: Volume-related particle size distribution (d (50) = 43μm, d (10) = 7.4μm, d (90) = 101μm) of the developed Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard.
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4 We rate this rather small but recognisable difference in Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder as very positive. We also observed excellent cleaning in abrasion tests with very low and gentle removal of dental hard tissue. The rounder and more irregular particles are an advantage! www.bainternational.com EMS AIR-FLOW Classic Comfort (see Figure 2, left) has a very similar composition compared to the sodium hydrogen carbonate Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard (Figure 2, right). However, the EMS AIR-FLOW Classic Comfort powder shows more pointed and more crystalline particles, while Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder Standard shows a rounder and more irregular particle geometry, which has a positive effect.
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