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US 5,306,143 AGranted
Dental hygiene appliance
AssigneeLaser Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorPhilippe Levy
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Abstract
A dental hygiene appliance for brushing teeth composed of a handle; a brushing head connected to the handle and a set of tooth brushing bristles projecting in a given direction from the head; a source of monochromatic radiation having a given wavelength; and elements for directing the radiation from the head in a direction having at least a component in the given direction; wherein the elements for directing radiation are structurally separate from the bristles.
Claims15
A dental hygiene appliance for brushing teeth comprising:
- a handle;
- a brushing head connected to said handle and a set of tooth brushing bristles projecting in a given direction from said head;
- a laser contained in said handle and constituting a source of monochromatic radiation having a given wavelength;
- means for directing the radiation from said head in a direction having at least a component in the given direction;
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- means for delivering the radiation to said means for direction radiation;
- wherein said means for directing radiation are structurally separate from said bristles.
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