Application of Electrolyzed Water Produced by OXILYZER (®) for Dental Region
Part 3 Germicidal Effect to Oral Bacteria
1997 Volume 41 Issue 5 Pages 830-834
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1997 Volume 41 Issue 5 Pages 830-834
Electrolyzed water is obtained at the cathode by electrolyzing tap water to which a small amountof NaCl has been added. To apply this electrolyzed water to the dental region, the germicidal effect of oralbacteria was studied.
The results were as follows:
1. All bacteria in gram-positive and fungus type strains tested were killed almost 100 percent byelectrolyzed water in 10 sec.
2. The bacteria of gram-negative were killed from 60 to 100 percent by electrolyzed water in 10 sec, except S. intermedius.
3. The germicidal effect of electrolyzed water was inhibited by organic materials containing variousproteins. These results suggested that electrolyzed water may be a very useful disinfectant in the dental regiondue to its strong killing action.
