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Method for sanitizing dental equipment using microwaves

  • US 6,423,265 B1
  • Filed: 11/01/2000
  • Issued: 07/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sanitizing dental equipment containing microbes, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) contacting said dental equipment with an effective amount of a treating composition containing a surfactant and a solvent which generates heat under microwave radiation and a bleaching agent; and

    (b) subjecting said dental equipment and said treating composition to microwaves for an effective amount of time such that a sanitizing amount of said microbes are removed from said dental equipment, wherein the combination of the amount of the treating composition and the time of microwaving sterilizes said dental equipment.

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