Device for heating the teeth and uses therefor
OwnerDaniel Henry Darnellinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a novel device for providing heat to dental and periodontal structures and a novel process for brightening teeth, together with a novel use of old known processes for brightening teeth. The novel device comprises a splint/stint or vacumformed dental tray, containing a heating element to be placed around the tooth or teeth to be brightened. The novel process for brightening/whitening teeth entails using the splint containing the heating element in conjunction with standard tooth whiteners with a brightening agent. The heating element is attached to a power source, preferably mobile and transportable, so that the process may be accelerated by the heating of the brightening agent, in accordance with the Q10 rule.
Claims40
A device for heating the teeth, comprising:
- a) a dental splint having an inner aspect for contacting the front surface of the teeth directly, said splint constructed to cover the entire structure of the teeth but not the gingival tissue;
- b) a heating element within said inner aspect of said splint adapted to contact the front surface of the teeth directly and to heat the front surface of the teeth directly;
- c) a means for increasing the temperature of said heating element;
- d) said splint having a reservoir to hold a fluid treatment solution in contact with the teeth but not in contact with the gingival tissue;
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- e) said splint constructed to fit entirely within the mouth and to cover the entire structure of the teeth.
A method of treating teeth, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a splint constructed to cover the entire structure of the teeth but not the gingival tissue, said splint having an inner aspect for contacting the front surface of the teeth directly, and having a heating element within said inner aspect to contact the teeth directly and to heat the front surface of the teeth directly;
- b) dispensing a fluid treatment solution into said splint, said splint having a reservoir to hold said fluid treatment solution in contact with the teeth but not in contact with the gingival tissue;
- c) placing said splint entirely within the mouth;
- d) placing said splint over the entire tooth or plurality of teeth to be treated such that the fluid treatment solution comes in contact with the tooth or plurality of teeth but not in contact with the gingival tissue;
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- e) providing heat directly to the teeth by increasing the temperature of the heating element contained therein with a power source so that the fluid treatment solution is heated at the front surface of the teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.