Toilet – Toilet kit – Including toothbrush
Patent
1998-05-05
2000-02-22
Mancene, Gene
Toilet
Toilet kit
Including toothbrush
132308, 15 221, 433 29, 362109, A46B 1100, A46B 1500
Patent
active
06026828&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns tooth brushes and can be used in dentistry for profilaxis and treatment of oral diseases.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A tooth brush is known, as shown in PCT N90/0906, A61 N1/32, A46 B15/00 date of publication 23.08.90, which is hereby incorporated by reference, comprising an electrode on the handle, the electrode having sharpened edges in the base of the bristles. The electronic circuit providing the conditions of application of bipolar pulse train (especially with 50 Hz frequency) to oral tissues, and an LED indicating the operation of the electronic circuit are mounted inside the brush handle. The main disadvantage of this device is that it only influences gum tissue.
There is also known a tooth brush which is closest to the present invention from the technical point of view as disclosed in (Japan N3-15883, A46 B15/00, A61 N5/06, D01 F8/04 date of publication Apr. 03, 1991), which is hereby incorporated by reference, comprising a handle with built-in power supply heater, and a head with bristles made of special thermoactive material radiating in the far infrared range. The main disadvantage of this device is the absence of radiation providing the profilaxis and treatment influence on both teeth and gum.
Thus there is a need for a toothbrush that provides profilaxis and treatment to both teeth and gums.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention consists of a tooth brush providing profilaxis and treatment influence on both tooth tissues and soft oral tissues.
The specified problem is solved under the realization of the invention due to achievement of technical results consisting of application of radiation of an optical range that provides antiinflammatory and caries-protective influence on oral tissues as well as stimulating their regeneration by providing radiation that penetrates the enamel, dentine, and pulp of the tooth, thereby enhancing transport of calcium to the dentine and enamel.
The specified technical results of the invention are achieved by a tooth brush comprising a handpiece with a cavity, a brush head with bristles, and built in to the handpiece cavity and electrically connected through a switcher, a radiation source and power supply. The radiation source is a source of radiation of a particular optical range and the brush head is made of transparent material and may be disconnected from the handpiece.
The light source may be a laser diode or light emitting diode.
The light source may also be a filament lamp and the handpiece may be made of color transparent material.
The brush head may contain light scattering materials.
The brush head may also have a reflecting or back scattering coating, with bristles made of transparent material.
The brush head may contain photoluminescent substances, especially dyes.
The physiotherapeutic influence of visible and near UV and IR radiation is well known. At low doses these radiations have a biostimulating action on tissues. The most efficient of these radiations is laser radiation as shown in A. S. Kryuk,, V. A. Mostovnikov, I. V. Khokhlov, N. S. Serdyuchenko. Therapeutic efficiency of low-intensity laser radiation. Minsk: Science & Engineering, 1986. V. E. Illarionov. The principles of laser therapy. M. Published by "RESPECT" of "INOTECH-Progress" Co., which is hereby incorporated by reference.
It has been found that there is antibacterial and antiinflammatory action of UV (330-380 nm), blue (440-450 nm) and green (514-590) nm) radiation. In addition the red (630-640 nm) and near IR (830-1300 nm) radiation also provides profilaxis and caries treating influence.
The profilaxis influence against caries is provided by irradiation of odontoblasts and tooth pulp due to the waveguide effect of light propagation in the enamel prisms and dentinal tubules- see G. B. Altshuler, V. N. Grisimov. "The effect of waveguide light propagation in human tooth". Doklady AN USSR, v.310, N5, pp.1245-1248, 1990; G. B. Altshuler, V. N. Grisimov. "New optical effects in the human hard tooth tissues". Proc. SPIE. Lasers
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