Hypochlorous acid inactivates oral pathogens and a SARS-CoV-2-surrogate

• Main Authors: Kento Tazawa (Author), Rutuja Jadhav (Author), Mariane Maffei Azuma (Author), J. Christopher Fenno (Author), Neville J. McDonald (Author), Hajime Sasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Droplets and aerosols produced during dental procedures are a risk factor for microbial and viral transmission. Unlike sodium hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is nontoxic to tissues but still exhibits broad microbicidal effect. HOCl solution may be applicable as a supplemen...