My boyfriend just called me in total shock: He went for a root treatment to a dentist in the Taipei Medical College Hospital 台北醫學院. When cleaning his wound, the dentist shot javelle water into his mouth
That does not sound right to me. I’ve never heard of javelle water being used by dentist and I doubt it’s healthy to have it put in your mouth. Javelle water is for cleaning floors and bleaching white shirts, but that’s about it!! Or not?
I’d never heard of the stuff, but I found this which might be reassuring:
[quote]Introduction
The use of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as an anti-septic began by the end of 18th century, with the water of JAVELLE (1792), a solution containing sodium and potassium hypochlorite, according to PUCCI9. This author also relates that Labaraque
Dilutions of H202 - Hydrogen Peroxide have long been used as anti-bacterial agents in wounds and also other things.
Dilutions of H2O2 is also used to introduce additional oxygen into the human system for healing and/or therapuetic effects in a number of health issues. Some people actually soak in dilutions of H2O2. Quite a cottage industry in the realms of the “Alternative Health” field.