Method of irrigating and cleaning a sub-gingival region
OwnerEdward S. Rothinventor
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Abstract
A method of irrigating and cleaning a sub-gingival region is provided by guiding a sub-gingival periodontal irrigator of a flexible material into an interproximal region. The sub-gingival periodontal irrigator has outer and inner V-shaped portions having outer working surfaces and inner working surfaces which intersect at their distal ends from the spines, such that a hollow space is present therebetween. Irrigation fluid, medication or antibacterial agents may be dispensed through at least one aperture in at least one working surface to the sub-gingival region.
Claims12
A method of cleaning and irrigating a sub-gingival region comprising:
- adding irrigation fluid to a hollow space between outer and inner V-shaped working portions of a sub-gingival periodontal irrigator of flexible material, where said outer V-shaped working portion has working surfaces intersecting to establish an outer spine, said inner V-shaped working portion has inner working surfaces intersecting to establish an inner spine, where said outer and inner working surfaces intersect at the distal ends of said working surfaces from said spines, such that said hollow space is provided between said outer V-shaped working portion and said inner V-shaped working portion;
- guiding said sub-gingival periodontal irrigator into a periodontal interproximal region;
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- dispensing irrigation fluid from at least one aperture in at least one of said working surfaces to said sub-gingival region.
A method of cleaning and medicating a sub-gingival region comprising:
- adding medicating agent or antibacterial agent to a hollow space between outer and inner V-shaped working portions of a sub-gingival periodontal irrigator of flexible material, where said outer V-shaped working portion has working surfaces intersecting to establish an outer spine, said inner V-shaped working portion has inner working surfaces intersecting to establish an inner spine, where said outer and inner working surfaces intersect at the distal ends of said working surfaces from said spines such that said hollow space is provided between said outer V-shaped working portion and said inner V-shaped working portion;
- guiding said sub-gingival periodontal irrigator into a periodontal interproximal region;
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- dispensing medicating agent or antibacterial agent from at least one aperture in at least one of said working surfaces to said sub-gingival region.
A method of cleaning a sub-gingival region comprising:
- guiding a sub-gingival periodontal cleaner into a periodontal interproximal region, said cleaner having outer and inner V-shaped working portions of flexible material, where said outer V-shaped working portion has outer working surfaces intersecting to establish an outer spine, said inner V-shaped working portion has inner working surfaces intersecting to establish an inner spine, where said outer and inner working surfaces intersect at the distal ends of said working surfaces from said spines, such that a hollow space is provided between said outer V-shaped working portions and said inner V-shaped working portions;
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- contacting the periodontal area between the marginal gingiva and the teeth below the gum line with the distal ends of said working surfaces from said spines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.