Concurrent treatment of oral and systemic maladies using direct current electricity
US9877816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/325
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the concurrent treatment of multiple oral diseases and defects while promoting general oral hygiene utilizing electricity are provided for non-human animals. Electrodes are used to deliver an electrical current to the gingival tissues of a mouth in order to achieve a number of therapeutic, prophylactic, and regenerative benefits. These benefits include killing oral microbes, increasing oral vasodilation, reducing oral biofilm, improving oral blood circulation, reversing oral bone resorption, promoting oral osteogenesis, treating gum recession, and fostering gingival regeneration. Other benefits include the treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis, and oral malodor, and other systemic diseases correlated with oral pathogens.
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