Administration of oral care antimicrobials

Abstract

Disclosed is a set-up for an oral irrigator, as a system of components and preferably as a single, hand-held device. Herein a provision is made to dispense oral irrigation fluid comprising antimicrobial ions / chemical species produced in situ (in the system or device) by electrolysis of an appropriate salt solution, i.e., an electrochemically activated solution (ECAS). The production of ECAS is enabled by providing an electrolysis chamber. The ECAS output liquid is controlled by means of two different sensors, viz. a hypochlorite sensor and an ORP (oxidation reduction potential) sensor. The sensors allow the determination of undesirable contaminants after ECAS generation, by determining a possible difference in the increase (or decrease) of the values for hypochlorite and ORP.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of oral care and relates to the production and administration of oral care antibacterial agents in the oral cavity of a subject. In particular, the present invention relates to an integrated system for oral irrigation and administration of electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS). Background technique [0002] Dental plaque is a biofilm, or group of bacteria, that grows on various surfaces in the mouth, often between teeth and along the edges of the necks. Dental plaque is also known as microbial plaque, oral biofilm, tooth biofilm, dental plaque biofilm or bacterial plaque biofilm. While dental plaque is often associated with oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal disease (gum disease), such as periodontitis and gingivitis, its formation is a normal process that cannot be prevented. [0003] Plaque can cause dental caries (tooth decay) -- the localized destruction of tooth tissue by acids produced ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] A persistent problem is that biofilm removal only solves the biofilm problem once it has grown on the surface

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