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US 12,551,322 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth
AssigneeSonendo, Inc.
InventorsBjarne Bergheim, Mehrzad Khakpour
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Abstract
Various embodiments for cleaning carious regions of a tooth are disclosed herein. For example, a dental apparatus can include a fluid platform having a chamber sized and shaped to retain fluid. The chamber can be configured to be coupled to the tooth over the carious region. A pressure wave generator having a distal end may be configured to be positioned in the chamber. The pressure wave generator may be configured to generate pressure waves in the retained fluid sufficient to clean the carious region.
Claims19
A system for treating a tooth having a carious region on an external surface of the tooth, the system comprising:
- a fluid platform having a chamber sized and shaped to retain fluid, the chamber configured to be coupled to and at least partially seal against the external surface of the tooth over the carious region;
- a pressure wave generator configured to generate pressure waves in the retained fluid sufficient to clean the carious region;
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- a vent configured to at least partially regulate pressure of the fluid retained in the chamber;
- wherein the pressure wave generator is configured to produce pressure waves with acoustic power in a broadband acoustic power spectrum that has a bandwidth measured in terms of a 3-decibel bandwidth greater than 1 kHz.
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