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Mouthpiece and methods for effecting an oral treatment

A technology for oral treatment and mouthpiece, which is applied in the field of mouthpiece including lights and oral treatment, which can solve the problems of high cost and long time

Active Publication Date: 2011-09-21
乔纳森·B·列文
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[0012] Disadvantages of dentist-regulated whitening systems include: Higher cost and longer time to start when professional whitening is used
Going through a dentist-regulated system, possibly starting with a wait

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[0032] Described below is an apparatus for oral cavity treatment, and several oral cavity treatment examples are explained in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the oral treatment disclosed herein, and includes the use of the device for any oral treatment requiring application of light and / or heat to the oral cavity (eg, teeth and / or gums). A first preferred use of the device is to whiten teeth.

[0033] During a tooth whitening treatment in a dental office, a whitening gel is applied to the teeth and a protective barrier is placed on the gums, mucous membranes, and lips to prevent tissue burns due to the relatively high concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the whitening gel . Place the leading edge of the whitening gel on the tooth surface. An LED-based white light is placed inches from the tooth surface to help activate free radical oxygen, most of which is lost into the air. By contrast, in the present invention, a mouthpiece is provided, by sealing ...

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Abstract

A mouthpiece that adjusts manually to accommodate a broad range of different size sets of upper and lower teeth in the mouth and yet seals the treatment area from oxygen exposure. The mouthpiece includes light emitting diodes and heat generating resistors all arranged in an array. A series of parallel texture bands are provides to guide and direct the light from the LEDs to diffuse generally evenly onto teeth to be treated. The seal arises from an inner surface of the mouthpiece tilting inwardly so that a seal bead seals in the vicinity of the gum above the teeth to be treated.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a mouthpiece containing a light for exposure to electromagnetic radiation for oral treatment, in particular to help activate viscous whitening gels for whitening teeth. The present invention can also be used to kill harmful bacteria in the mouth by exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The mouthpiece can be manually adjusted to fit a wide range of user mouth sizes and also seals the treatment area from oxygen exposure. [0002] The present invention relates generally to a method of oral treatment using a mouthpiece containing light emitting and heat generating devices, and more particularly to a method of treating teeth by helping to activate a gel applied to the tooth and containing light and / or heat reactive compounds Methods. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method for whitening teeth, a method for treating gum disease by killing harmful bacteria in the mouth, a method for desensitizing teeth, a A me...

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IPC IPC(8): A61C19/06A61N5/00
CPCA61N5/0624A61N2005/0652A61N5/0603A61C19/063A61N2005/0647A61N2005/0606A61C19/066
Inventor 乔纳森·B·列文
Owner 乔纳森·B·列文
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