Abstract: A method for cleaning medical instruments, particularly dental articles and dental instruments, with a cleaning fluid applied in a pulsating fashion comprises a step of gas being supplied to the cleaning fluid under high pressure in a pulsating fashion in pulse pauses of the fluid. The apparatus comprises a cassette into which the articles are placed and the cassette is inserted into a chamber of the apparatus which is closable pressure-tight. The cassette can contain adapters for holding the articles and the apparatus includes means for supplying both pulsating cleaning fluid as well as the pulses of gas or air.

Abstract: A dental instrument for treating teeth with a laser beam has an output by a transmission element arranged in the head part of the instrument. The instrument is supplied with a gaseous agent which is conducted at least at the application side across the optics, particularly across the optical boundary surface of the transmission element facing toward the light exit side and will then flow out of the head part into the beam exit direction.

Abstract: A valve arrangement for controlling a suction stream in a dental suction system, wherein the valve controlling the flow contains a closure element that defines a valve space on one side and a control space on the opposite side. The closure element, such as a membrane, is urged closed when the pressure in the control space is greater than the pressure in the valve space and the movement of the closure element is obtained by actuation of various control valves which control flow in effective lines extending to the control space, which lines have different effective cross sections so as to control the amount of movement of the closure element toward the closed position.