Device And Method For Cleaning Dental Appliances
a dental appliance and cleaning technology, applied in the direction of cleaning using liquids, inorganic non-surface active detergent compositions, packaging foodstuffs, etc., can solve the problems of snoring devices, and wearers of dental appliances, and avoid the accumulation of residues on dental appliances
Inactive Publication Date: 2016-11-03
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
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This patent describes a device and method for cleaning dental appliances. The device includes a holding container and an electrolytic cell for generating chlorine dioxide. The device is designed to clean dental appliances outside of the mouth. The cleaning process involves electrolyzing a cleaning composition containing chlorine dioxide precursors to form an aqueous solution with chlorine dioxide, and then maintaining the dental appliance in contact with the solution for at least 30 seconds. The device can effectively kill bacteria and remove plaque from dental appliances, making them easier to maintain and use. The pre-packaged arrangement of the cleaning composition and the device, as well as the method of using them, are also provided.
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The accumulation of residues on dental appliances (for example, full or partial plate dentures, removable braces, retainers, mouth guards, snoring devices, etc.) is a familiar and persistent problem for wearers of such appliances.
If the dental appliance is not rid of food particles and biofilm on a regular basis, the malodourous waste products will accumulate, causing the wearer to exhibit bad breath.
Even more serious is the potential for pathogenic bacteria to inhabit the biofilm, increasing the likelihood of infection for the wearer.
In addition to accumulation of residues on the appliance, staining is another widespread problem reported by wearers of dental appliances.
Stained dental appliances are unsightly and can be a source of embarrassment for the appliance wearer.
However, chlorine dioxide is a troublesome material to transport and handle at high aqueous concentrations, due to its low stability and high corrosivity.
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[0022]The following text sets forth a broad description of numerous different embodiments of the present disclosure. The description is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment since describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible. It will be understood that any feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein can be deleted, combined with or substituted for, in whole or part, any other feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein. Numerous alternative embodiments could be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within the scope of the claims. All publications and patents cited herein are incorporated herein by reference.
[0023]The terms “clean”, “cleansing” or “cleaning” are used interchangeably herein to re...
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A device for cleaning a dental appliance is disclosed. The device includes a holding container including an upper portion and a lower portion, the holding container adapted to receive at least one dental appliance; an electrolytic cell for generating chlorine dioxide from a chlorine dioxide precursor; and an electrical current supply including a circuit operably connecting the electrical current supply to the electrolytic cell.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to a device for cleaning dental appliances, and more particularly to a device for cleaning dental appliances that uses chlorine dioxide gas to disinfect the dental appliance.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The accumulation of residues on dental appliances (for example, full or partial plate dentures, removable braces, retainers, mouth guards, snoring devices, etc.) is a familiar and persistent problem for wearers of such appliances. These residues often consist of some combination of food particles and biofilm (i.e., plaque), the latter of which is a complex aggregate of oral bacteria, fungi and other organisms; this plaque is estimated to contain more than 100,000,000,000 organisms per milligram and involve more than 30 species. Many of these bacteria produce volatile sulfur compounds as waste products. If the dental appliance is not rid of food particles and biofilm on a regular basis, the malodourous waste prod...
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IPC IPC(8): A61C17/00B08B3/08B08B3/10C25B9/06A45D44/20C11D7/04A61L2/18C25B1/26B08B1/00A46D1/00C25B9/17
CPCA61C17/036B08B1/002B08B3/08B08B3/10C25B9/06A45D44/20C11D7/04A61L2/18C25B1/26A46D1/0207C25B15/00A61L2/20A61L2202/11C25B9/17B08B3/00B08B3/04B08B9/00B08B9/02B08B9/027B08B1/12
InventorDOLL, ALEXANDER F.TREMBLAY, MARIO ELMENWILLEY, ALAN DAVIDCERDA, LUISA NAVARRO
OwnerPROCTER & GAMBLE CO