US 11,690,790 B2 · Medical device solutions for treating dental disease and methods for the treatment of dental disease

Abstract

A medical device or solution for treating dental discomfort by at least partially occluding dental tubules is disclosed. The medical device or solution contains a polysaccharide or other biocompatible polymer with an antimicrobial metal, antimicrobial metal compound, or antimicrobial metal ion bound to a biopolymer. The medical device or solution further comprises at least one soluble antimicrobial. The soluble antimicrobial may be a water soluble metal iodide, water soluble metal fluoride, or a water soluble metal chloride encompassed with the nanogel. The medical device may be a solution of a chitosan with a nanoparticle of silver fluoride on the chitosan and at least one of a sodium fluoride or silver fluoride. The solution may be water based solution. Methods of applying the medical device or solution are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A method of occluding dentinal tubules in teeth, comprising:

drying at least one tooth;
applying an amount of a medical device to the treatment area of the at least one tooth, wherein the medical device comprises:
a solution, comprising:
a nanoparticle comprising chitosan in a range of 10,000 ppm to 30,000 ppm;
a nanosilver particle bound to the chitosan in a range of 100 ppm to 8,000 ppm;
and
an antimicrobial metal fluoride encompassed within the nanoparticle, wherein the metal fluoride is sodium fluoride in a concentration such that fluoride ions are present in the solution in a range of 10,000 ppm to 45,000 ppm;
and
applying a covering agent over the treatment area of the tooth.

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Medical device solutions for treating dental disease and methods for the treatment of dental disease

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Medical device solutions for treating dental disease and methods for the treatment of dental disease

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