Today, powder jet handpieces are almost an indispensable part of professional teeth cleaning. Depending on the prophylaxis philosophy of a practice, the powder jet unit can be used supragingivally or also subgingivally. This is due in no small part to the currently available prophy powders, which are significantly more gentle. Patient acceptance has increased a lot as a result. Above the gingiva, discolouration and soft plaque can be removed with excellent results using a powder jet device like MyLunos from Dürr Dental – without damaging the tooth structure. As a rule, patients also perceive the gentle treatment with the powder jet device as a pleasant experience.
Another advantage for patients is the uninterrupted treatment with the MyLunos Powder jet handpiece. Thanks to the exchangeable chamber principle, the powder containers can be filled with powder before the treatment and are quick and simple to exchange during treatment. This means there is no longer any need for long-winded refilling or rinsing of the powder chamber, and the therapist also has the option of working with different powders and switching between them. Different flavours are for example available for the Lunos Gentle Clean Prophy powder – Neutral, Orange or Spearmint.
MyLunos is also ideal from a hygiene point of view. Both the handpiece and all the individual parts are made of temperature-resistant plastic and are thus easy to reprocess – both in a thermal disinfector or in an small steam steriliser. Another aspect of the completely worry-free, RKI-compliant package is the fact that the handpiece is also suitable for manual reprocessing. With special rinsing adapters, this reprocessing can also be performed in a validated process.
The ergonomic MyLunos handpiece also has a 360-degree nozzle tip. With this, during dental cleaning it is also possible to remove discolouration from the sometimes difficult-to-reach molars in the upper and lower jaw.
MyLunos works with various prophy powders. The Gentle Clean variant of Lunos is suitable for gentle cleaning in the supragingival area and is available in three different flavours (Spearmint, Orange, Neutral). The Lunos Prophy Powder Perio Combi can be used for supragingival and subgingival treatments. The nozzle for MyLunos is only available for supragingival treatment. The powders contain the abrasive agent trehalose, which offers the best cleaning properties with maximum surface protection, and they have a slightly sweet taste and are gentle on the mucous membranes of the patient. Another advantage is the optimised solubility of the powders in water. For the patient, this means that the prophy powder is dissolved almost entirely in the mount, leaving no gritty prophy powder residue.
In addition, the suction unit is also protected: the collecting containers of the amalgam separators do not clog up with prophy powder and therefore do not need to be replaced anything like as frequently.