Hygienic dental laser photo treatment method
AssigneeCeramOptec Industries, Inc.
InventorsWolfgang Neuberger, Walter Cecchetti
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Abstract
The invention is a safe, hygienic method to use a laser toothbrush employing low power radiation in conjunction with an enhanced dental liquid or paste. The method provides a safe hygienic dental treatment that can be practiced by anyone and enhances destruction of oral viruses and bacteria. The present invention teaches a method which will have a significant effect on the treatment of all types of oral diseases, inflammations, and infections. A pulsed diode laser as well as a continuous wave diode laser can be used with an enhanced dental liquid or paste for selective bio-stimulation within the oral cavity with little more effort than a conscientious person spends brushing their teeth.
Claims18
A safe, dental hygiene treatment method to be practiced by a user on a regularly scheduled basis, using a specially prepared dental liquid containing photosensitizer substances, which have specific absorption wavelengths, at concentration levels below that used in photodynamic therapy, and using photons at the absorption wavelengths delivered through a laser dental brushing device having a handle, a brushhead, at least one radiation source and access to a power source for said radiation source, delivery means for said radiation including a safety mechanism to prevent accidental radiation damage, means for applying a dental liquid containing said photosensitizers which on being irradiated at said wavelength create species in an immediate vicinity of said liquid capable of disinfecting an oral site, and comprising the steps of:
- positioning said dental laser brushing device within one's mouth and deactivating said safety mechanism in said device;
- applying said specially prepared dental liquid under sufficient liquid pressure to ensure that said dental liquid comes into close contact with all tissue and teeth to be treated, especially between individual teeth and along one's gum line, and using said brushhead to help disperse active ingredients within said dental liquid to further ensure said close contact;
- producing in said laser dental brushing device a laser beam having substantially said specific wavelength, and delivering it at power levels no greater than 10 mW;
- activating said photosensitizers with said specific wavelength to kill a portion of bacteria, germs, and microbes present on said tissue and teeth;
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- rinsing to remove excess material and by products of process.
A safe, dental hygiene treatment method to be practiced by a user on a regularly scheduled basis, using a specially prepared dental paste containing photosensitizer substances, which have specific absorption wavelengths, at concentration levels below that used in photodynamic therapy, and using photons at the absorption wavelengths delivered through a laser dental brushing device having a handle, a brushhead, at least one radiation source and access to a power source for said radiation source, delivery means for said radiation including a safety mechanism to prevent accidental radiation damage, means for applying a dental paste containing said photosensitizers which on being irradiated at said wavelength create species in an immediate vicinity of said liquid capable of disinfecting an oral site, and comprising the steps of:
- positioning said dental laser brushing device within one's mouth and deactivating said safety mechanism in said device;
- applying said specially prepared dental paste using said brushhead to help disperse active ingredients within said dental paste to ensure that said dental paste comes into close contact with all tissue and teeth to be treated, especially between individual teeth and along one's gum line;
- producing in said laser dental brushing device a laser beam having substantially said specific wavelength, and delivering it at power levels no greater than 10 mW;
- activating said photosensitizers with said specific wavelength to kill a portion of bacteria, germs, and microbes present on said tissue and teeth;
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- rinsing to remove excess material and by products of process.
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