Inventors:
Gilbert I. Simon - Bronxville NY
Roy T. Witkin - Westport CT
International Classification:
A01N 5912
A61K 720
A61K 3318
A61K 3340
Abstract:
Pre- and post-operative dental and surgical procedures in and on structures and areas of the oral cavity are maintained sterile by the application thereto of an antimicrobially enhanced aqueous solution of an iodophor constituting a source of iodine and a peroxide as a source of oxygen, the aqueous solution ensuring sterility of the structures and areas in the oral cavity before, during and after the operating procedures therein and retarding or inhibiting microbial regrowth on and in the structures and areas in a dental or surgical environment. The iodophor is preferably a povidone iodine complex soluble in water and the peroxide is preferably hydrogen peroxide, the oxygen from the peroxide acting to enhance the antimicrobial activity of the iodine derived from the povidone iodine complex.