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ULTICLEAN PROPHYLAXIS POWDER STANDARD

The Patent Pending New Development for Sub- & Supragingival Prophylaxis Results Our aim was to develop a new prophylaxis powder, which can be used in the sub- and supragingival areas. It also needed to provide excellent cleaning performance with minimal time expenditure as well as to be gentle on the patient’s teeth. To have a prophylaxis with these features, several essential factors play a role: the particle’s abrasiveness, optimum particle size distribution, geometry of the particles, cleaning effect, polishing effect, and smooth effect. Characteristics of Monosaccharide Tagatose: The special monosaccharide tagatose is non-cariogenic, very tooth friendly as well as it has a very low glycemic index (GI), making it ideal for diabetics. It shows also a high compatibility and does not act as a laxative when ingested. Tagatose is still not hygroscopic and shows an excellent spraying behaviour, there is no caking of the powder in the blasting unit. Tagatose has a pleasant sweet taste and, unlike glycine, does not have a sensitising effect on some patients. Abrasiveness: The newly developed tagatose-based BA Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder PERIO PLUS was compared with various known sodium bicarbonate, glycine, erythritol and trehalose powders on the market. Sodium bicarbonate-based powders, having a mean grain size of 40 μm, are the most widely used in tooth enamel cleaning. Sodium hydrogen carbonate powder are not suitable for cleaning sensitive surfaces due to their high abrasiveness. Tooth surfaces, tooth necks or in the subgingival area. The innovative Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder PERIO PLUS, with a medium grain size of 15 μm, is less abrasive than conventional powders. As shown below, it also has a superb cleaning and polishing effect. The abrasiveness of Ulticlean Prophylaxis Powder PERIO PLUS has been compared with commercially available powders (Air- Flow Classic Comfort, Air-Flow Soft, Air- Flow Plus, Air-Flow Perio from EMS Electro Medical Systems SA, Switzerland; Lunos Gentle Clean, Lunos Perio Combi from Dürr Dental AG / Orochemie GmbH + Co.KG, Germany). The tests were carried out with a commercially available powder jet device. (Airflow handy 2+, EMS Electro Medical Systems SA, Switzerland). Polyetheretherketone PEEK, a high-performance polymer used in dental prosthetics, was used to simulate the tooth surface. The nozzle of the air polishing device was placed at a distance of 2mm above the polymer surface and the powder jet was activated for 30 seconds at a blast pressure of 4.0 bar. The depth of the area of the polymer surface eroded by the powder served as a measure of its abrasiveness. To account for statistical variations, each experiment was repeated five times. The value of 10 corresponds to the abrasiveness of sodium bicarbonate with an average particle size of 40 μm. A lower numerical value corresponds to a lower abrasiveness.