Toilet – Toothpick
Patent
1998-05-28
1999-03-02
Mancene, Gene
Toilet
Toothpick
132329, 424 49, A61C 1500
Patent
active
058757988
ABSTRACT:
A method of treating oral and systemic diseases includes impregnating or coating a toothpick with active therapeutic agents and rubbing the toothpick against mouth tissue to release the active therapeutic agents onto the tissue for penetration through the tissue. The active therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of, but not limited to: 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 impregnated or coated on the toothpick, for example, antimicrobials, antibiotics, antioxidants, anti-plaque agents, analgesics, anti-tartar agents, anti-caries agents, hemostatic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, hormones, bleaching agents, vitamins, vaccines, caffeine and monoclonal antibodies.
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Advanced Medical Instruments, Inc.
Mancene Gene
Philogene Pedro
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