Toilet – Toothpick – Having thread holder
Patent
1997-09-23
1999-03-02
Mancene, Gene
Toilet
Toothpick
Having thread holder
132325, 424 49, A61C 1500
Patent
active
058757996
ABSTRACT:
A method of treating systemic afflictions includes loading a dental floss with an active therapeutic agents and rubbing the floss against a mouth tissue to release the active therapeutic agent onto the tissue for penetration through the tissue. The active therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of zinc sulfate, zinc chloride, zinc acetate, zinc phenol sulfonate, zinc borate, zinc bromide, zinc nitrate, zinc glycerophosphate, zinc benzoate, zinc carbonate, zinc citrate, zinc hexafluorosilicate, zinc diacetate trihydrate, zinc oxide, zinc peroxide, zinc salicylate, zinc silicate, zinc stannate, zinc tannate, zinc titanate, zinc tetrafluoroborate, zinc gluconate, and zinc glycinate. An additional therapeutic agent may also be loaded on the floss, for example, antimicrobials, antibiotics, antioxidants, anti-plaque agents, analgesics, anti-tarter agents, anti-caries agents, hemostatic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, hormones, bleaching agents and vitamins.
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Advanced Medical Instruments, Inc.
Langley Jr. H. Dale
Mancene Gene
Philogene Pedro
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