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The Dental pod Quickly and Easily Disinfects Oral Appliances
New ultrasonic cleaning device from Zima Dental uses high-frequency 42,000 Hz ultrasonic waves to disinfect and polish appliances without abrasive damage.
The Dental pod Quickly and Easily Disinfects Oral Appliances | Image Credit: © Zima Dental
The Dental pod from Zima Dental is an advanced ultrasonic cleaning machine designed to seamlessly disinfect and polish various oral appliances, including retainers, night guards, mouth guards, dentures, and more, without causing abrasive damage, all in just 5 minutes with water.
The device, designed in London, uses advanced ultrasonic technology that utilizes high-frequency 42,000 Hz ultrasonic waves. This innovation effortlessly eradicates harmful plaque build-up, bacteria, viruses, and pathogens, ensuring unparalleled cleanliness for any dental appliance and promoting improved overall oral hygiene, Zima Dental states.
Ultrasonic cleaners have been utilized in the clinical dental setting for several decades to clean tools and implements. The company has harnessed the most trusted and advanced ultrasonic technology and engineered it for specific use within the at-home dental appliance cleaning process.
Using the high-frequency 42,000 Hz ultrasonic waves to vibrate the solution and produce millions of nano-scale bubbles, the Dental pod is said to deliver clinical grade cleaning at home in 5 minutes.These bubbles rapidly expand and collapse, releasing a large amount of energy, continuously scouring, and smashing the grime, bacteria and plaque on the appliance, all while being non-abrasive. This action, called “cavitation” occurs on average 4000 times per second, so all surfaces and gaps are continuously cleaned leading to a short but thorough cleaning cycle, according to Zima Dental.
The precise frequency required to produce the optimal level of cavitation depends on the amount of water in the device and the size/material of the oral appliance, the company states. The Dental pod features a built-in dynamic feedback feature that will analyze the contents and adjust to the optimal frequency for ultrasonic cavitation cleaning. The device is said to dispose of stains and odors from oral appliances quickly and easily.
