Disinfection of Dental Chair Water Using Aqueous Chlorine Dioxide
****!!!!**** "Because ClO2 readily degasses from ACD, there needs to be a way to maintain and
measure the ACD solution in real time. In our studies, we found that pH and oxidation-reduction
potential (ORP) change as a function of chlorine dioxide concentration and are easily controlled and measured." "Through use of this continuous monitoring and automatic dosing system, the water ORP was controlled between 800 and 860 mV. This range is the effective concentration of chlorine dioxide that is without chlorine-like odor and microorganism growth. The ACD dental chair controlled the total bacterial count to 5 CFU/mL and the chlorite concentration was less than 0.0004 mg/L, meeting legal standards of Taiwan, the USA, and China. In addition to the application
of ACD in dental chairs, it may also be used in closed water systems for food, cosmetics, beverages, and other industries."