Method for treating teeth to remove fluorosis stains
OwnerJose F. Alfaroinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for the removal or reduction of tooth enamel stains due to fluorosis. The method includes a step of treating a surface of an isolated stained tooth with an abrasive-free solution of hydrochloric acid, having a concentration of from about 6-12N, for a period of time sufficient to significantly reduce staining of the tooth, without removal enamel from the treated surface. Thereafter, any residual acid on the tooth surface is neutralized.
Claims3
A method for removing fluorosis stains from teeth of a patient, the method consisting essentially of:
- isolating for treatment a fluorosis-stained tooth;
- treating a surface of the isolated tooth with an abrasive-free solution of hydrochloric acid having a concentration from about 6 to about 12N, for a period of time sufficient to significantly reduce staining thereon without removing enamel from the treated surface;
- and
- neutralizing any residual acid on the tooth after the treating.
A method for removing fluorosis stains from teeth of a patient consisting essentially of:
- isolating for treatment a tooth stained with fluorosis;
- treating a surface of the isolated tooth with an abrasive-free solution consisting essentially of from about 6 to about 12N hydrochloric acid for from about 3 to about 4 minutes without removing enamel from the treated surface;
- and
- neutralizing any residual acid on the treated tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.