Apparatus and methods for treating teeth
AssigneeSonendo, Inc.
InventorsMehrzad Khakpour, Bjarne Bergheim, Ryan Evans
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating a tooth or gum tissue is disclosed. The apparatus can include a tooth cap for supporting a treatment device during a treatment procedure. The tooth cap can comprise a platform to support the treatment device. The platform can include an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue. The tooth cap can also include a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform, the wall configured to be attached to the tooth or gum tissue during treatment.
Claims64
An apparatus for treating a tooth or gum tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a tooth cap for supporting a treatment device during a treatment procedure, the tooth cap comprising:
- a platform to support the treatment device, the platform comprising an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue;
- and
- a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform, the wall configured to be attached to the tooth or gum tissue during treatment.
A system for treating a tooth or gum tissue, the system comprising:
- a treatment device;
- a tooth cap for supporting the treatment device during a treatment procedure, the tooth cap including a platform to support the treatment device, the platform comprising an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue, and a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform;
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- coupling material to be placed between the wall and the tooth or gum tissue to attach the tooth cap to the tooth, gum tissue, or both during treatment.
A method of treating a tooth or gum tissue, the method comprising:
- positioning a tooth cap on a tooth with a wall of the tooth cap extending along a side surface of the tooth
- attaching at least the wall of the tooth cap to a portion of the side surface of the tooth or to gum tissue, the tooth cap comprising a platform and an access port through the platform;
- positioning a treatment device on the platform;
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- activating the treatment device to treat a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue through the access port.
A method for cleaning a tooth or gum tissue, the method comprising:
- disposing a treatment device near a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue such that a portion of the treatment device is in fluid communication with a root canal of the tooth and an outer side surface of the tooth;
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- activating the treatment device to substantially clean diseased regions of the root canal and at least one of undesirable dental deposits and a carious region from the outer side surface of the tooth.
-88. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.