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US 11,141,251 B2Granted
Apparatus for dental treatment
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsLion Flyash, Kamal Khawaled
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of teeth, including one or more dental treatment applicators having at least two walls and a floor, the walls and floor defining a well configured to accommodate at least one human dental arcade and an active agent. Furthermore, one or more energy-applying elements such as electrodes or light sources are located on at least one of the walls.
Claims8
A dental treatment apparatus comprising:
- a first dental treatment tray comprising a first wall, a second wall that is spaced apart from the first wall, and a floor extending between the first and second walls, the first and second walls and the floor collectively defining a well configured to accommodate an upper or lower dental arcade, each of the first and second walls having an inner surface that faces the well;
- a plurality of first electrodes located on the inner surface of the first wall and a plurality of second electrodes located on the inner surface of the second wall, the pluralities of first and second electrodes configured to apply electric current to an active agent disposed within the well;
- a plurality of first light sources located on the inner surface of the first wall and a plurality of second light sources located on the inner surface of the second wall, each of the first and second light sources configured to emit light into the well;
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- wherein the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of first light sources are positioned in an alternating manner along the first wall and wherein the plurality of second electrodes and the plurality of second light sources are positioned in an alternating manner along the second wall.
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