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US 2003/0068601 A1Published application
System and method for whitening teeth
OwnerPeter D. Zavitsanos, Robert J. Downs JR.inventors
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Abstract
A teeth whitening system includes a heating module, a mouthpiece thermally connected to the heating module such that heat can be transferred to the mouthpiece, and a thermocatalytically activated whitening gel positioned in the mouthpiece such that the gel contacts a user's teeth, whereby when heat is transferred from the heating module to the mouthpiece, the gel is activated by heat, metal surface catalysis, and water or saliva to whiten the user's teeth.
Claims24
A teeth whitening system, comprising:
- a heating module;
- a mouthpiece thermally connected to said heating module such that heat can be transferred from said heating module to said mouthpiece;
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- a heat-activated whitening gel positioned in said mouthpiece such that said gel contacts a user's teeth, whereby when heat is transferred from said heating module to said mouthpiece, said gel is activated and whitens the user's teeth.
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A mouthpiece for use in a teeth whitening system, comprising:
- a substructure;
- a connector attached to said substructure, said connector sized and shaped to interface with the teeth whitening system;
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- a molded tooth form attached to said substructure opposite said connector.
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A method for whitening teeth, comprising the steps of:
- providing a heat-conducting mouthpiece;
- applying a heat-activated whitening gel to the mouthpiece;
- connecting the mouthpiece to a heat source;
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- inserting the mouthpiece into a mouth of a user, whereby heat flows from the heat source to the mouthpiece, where the heat activates the whitening gel to whiten the user's teeth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.