Apparatus and method for photothermal destruction of oral bacteria
US6290496A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/804
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Oral hygiene apparatus for destroying sensitized oral bacteria, comprising: PA1 an incoherent light source; and PA1 a light directing member, adapted for directing light from light source and onto at least part of a surface of at least one tooth within an oral cavity.
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