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Table 1 Energy and water consumption values for the machines used according to the manufacturers

From: Environmental sustainability in endodontics. A life cycle assessment (LCA) of a root canal treatment procedure

Machine

Brand

Power (kW)

Time (mins)

Energy (kWh)

Water (litres)

Dishwasher

KEN IWD 2314

1.00

50.00

0.83

55

Autoclave (with built in compressor)

Matachana SC500

21.00

57.00

19.95

6**

Central compressor

Kaeser SM15T

9.00

see Table 2

see Table 2

0

Washing machine

Electrolux

*

50.00

0.4–1.0

197

Dryer

Electrolux

24.00

15.00

6.00

0

Intraoral Imaging (per image)

Planmeca ProX

0.5600

0.0003

0.0002

0

DAC UNIVERSAL

Nitram

11.0000

12.0000

2.2000

0.3334

  1. Assorted units in kilowatt (kW), minutes and litres