125 results about "Dental decay" patented technology

A method for detecting tooth decay and other tooth anomalies wherein a tooth is transilluminated with a near-infrared light source preferably in the range from approximately 795-nm to approximately 1600-nm, more preferably in the range from approximately 830-nm to approximately 1550-nm, more preferably in the range from approximately 1285-nm to approximately 1335-nm, and more preferably at a wavelength of approximately 1310-nm, and the light passing through the tooth is imaged for determining an area of decay in the tooth. The light source is a fiber-optic bundle coupled to a halogen lamp or more preferably a superluminescent diode, and the imaging device is preferably a CCD camera or a focal plane array (FPA).

The present invention provides compositions, medicaments, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of conditions associated with the binding of Streptococcus mutans to teeth. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for preventing dental caries and infective endocarditis in a subject by treating the subject's oral cavity with a composition or medicament comprising the competence stimulating peptide (CSP) of the causative bacterium, which inhibits the ability of the said bacteria to attach to the surface of teeth. Novel anti-caries compositions using the CSP are also disclosed.

Remineralizing dental cements contain source(s) of calcium and phosphate ions, adhesive resin monomers, reinforcing base resin monomers, and catalysts able to initiate the polymerization of the adhesive and reinforcing base resin monomers. Such dental cements can be used as orthodontic cements, crown and bridge cements, adhesives, sealants, cavity liners, and protective coatings. The release of calcium and phosphate ions and, optionally, fluoride ions, protects tooth structure from demineralization, a precursor of tooth decay.

The present invention provides a method of evaluating the risk of possible caries and the device, system, and program of the same, which is useful for the subjects to keep their mouth conditions best by measuring the chemical properties of saliva samples collected from the mouths of subjects to allow for easy and sanitary evaluation of the risk of possible caries in a short time and to help the subjects accurately recognize their risk of possible caries and closely consult their dentist. In the present invention, saliva from the mouth of subject is collected, a given ratio of acid is added to the saliva, and the chemical property of the saliva is measured to evaluate the risk of possible caries base on the measured value.

This invention relates to a process for manufacturing a fraction of cacao bean husk having an inhibitory activity against glucosyltransferase in the prevention of tooth decay and more particularly, to the process for manufacturing a fraction of cacao bean husk having more potent activity against glucosyltransferase in the prevention of tooth decay, while providing an economically feasible recovery process designed to treat enormous wastes of cacao bean husk, wherein it comprises the steps in which: an extract of cacao bean husk, which has already proven to exhibit an excellent inhibitory activity against glucosyltransferase, is formed from cacao bean husk; and, the extract is again added to an adsorption resin and fractioned by 50% thanol aqueous solution.

The invention discloses bioactive glass coated particles. The coated particles are prepared from, by weight, 0.01-90 parts of an active component and 10-99.99 parts of a coating auxiliary agent, wherein the active component refers to bioactive glass or a composition of bioactive glass and other active components. The invention further discloses application of the bioactive glass coated particles to oral care products such as toothpaste, oral care solution and oral care gel. In use of the oral care products, active substances such as the bioactive glass are released after the coated particles are broken. The oral care products have efficacies of dentine hypersensitivity resisting, whitening, dental decay preventing, dental plaque reducing, gingivitis alleviating and the like.

A dental training aid and method which assists a student in learning how to determine the position of a root canal apex, repair of dental decay, and how to perform crown and bridge procedures. In certain embodiments, modular inserts are utilized that include structure thereon for performing root canal procedures, repair of dental decay procedures, crown and bridge procedures or other procedures. The inserts can be assembled and configured to all provide practice on the same procedure or on different procedures and can be exchanged for other inserts once they are no longer reusable or because the user wants to train on a different procedure.

The invention relates to a method and a device for generating a monopole radio-frequency capacitance coupling low-temperature plasma under atmospheric pressure, the mixed gas of inert gas and air is used as a discharge working gas, the generated plasma easily acts on a processed object through an open type structure of a discharge region, and the invention can solve the problem of applied range limitation caused by structural fixation of a traditional plasma generating device, overhigh macroscopic temperature of the plasma and overhigh particle energy density in the plasma and can solve the problem of application in complex environments. The invention has the following characteristics that the plasma with low macroscopic temperature and moderate particle energy density is generated under the conditions of atmospheric pressure, low voltage and room temperature, the invention is applicable in the fields of medical sanitation, food sanitation and the like, and meanwhile, an open type plasma generating mode with low cost and less energy consumption can be used in the medical application fields of medical sterilization and disinfection in the complex environments such as dental decayed teeth and the like, medical sterilization and disinfection of cosmetic minimally invasive operations, cellular level operations and the like and the fields of food fresh keeping and the like.

The invention discloses a functional sugar-free microwave puffed rice and a preparation method thereof; the puffed rice comprises the following raw materials by weight content: 50-85% of burst coin grains, 0-15% of oil / grease components, 1-25% of sugar alcohol, 1-8% of polydextrose, 1-5% of oligoisomaltose, 0.01-0.07% of sucrose trichloride and the rest of water. The invention also discloses a preparation method for functional sugar-free microwave puffed rice. The invention can reduce the fat content of the sugar-free microwave puffed rice by using the reasonable composition of sugar alcohol,polydextrose, oligoisomaltose, and sucrose trichloride and provides sweet mixture, sweet feeing of which is superior to that of cane sugar; and the prepared puffed rice is crisp, has natural and non-greasy sweet feeling, satiety mouth feeling, non-dental decay, low calorie, no obvious effect on the plasma glucose and insulin level and is suitable for requirements of people on good mouth feeling.

The invention relates to a green papaya chewing tablet made from natural plant fruit papaya, which mainly contains the materials of green papaya powder, sweetener and adhesives; the preparation method comprises following steps: making green papaya powder first; mixing the green papaya powder with other materials; making the mixture into particle materials; drying the particle materials with low temperature; squashing the particle materials into tablets; finally packing the tablets to obtain the product. The green papaya chewing tablet has the advantages of strengthening spleen and stomach, helping digestion, relieving constipation, detoxicating and deswelling, improving lactation, preserving continence, preventing tooth decay, anti-tumor, reducing weight, enlarging breast, and being suitable for general population, more particularly for the female friends.

The invention relates to compound lamiophlomis rotata medicinal toothpaste, which is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 10 to 20 percent of lamiophlomis rotata extract, 2 to 10 percent of golden thread extract, 3 to 10 percent of gypsum powder, 2 to 10 percent of Meconopsis extract, 1 to 5 percent of moxa leaf extract and 45 to 82 percent of substrate. Meanwhile, the invention discloses a preparation method for the medicinal toothpaste. The compound lamiophlomis rotata medicinal toothpaste has the effects of common toothpaste of clearing residual foods in an oral cavity and cleaning dirt on tooth surfaces to maintain balanced pH value in the oral cavity of a human body, can effectively prevent and treat gum bleeding, gingivitis, periodontitis, gum swelling and pain, dental ulcer and dental decay, and has the effects of desensitizing, relieving pain and removing halitosis to comprehensively prevent and treat odontopathy and oral diseases.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting, treating, and preventing dental diseases in human and non-human animals, particularly domesticated companion animals. More particularly, the present invention relates to the unexpected discovery that the combination of micron-sized particulate bioactive glass and a topical bisphosphonate yields a composition that is capable of treating and / or preventing dental problems such as periodontal disease, tooth decay and tooth resorption in animals, particularly small mammals such as cats.

The invention discloses natural and edible children's mouthwash and a preparation method thereof. The natural and edible children's mouthwash comprises a moisturizer, a sweetening agent, natural essence, a natural solubilizing agent, a grapefruit seed extract, nutritional ingredients and water. The mouthwash does not contain alcohol, a preservative or ingredients made from petroleum, is safe and non-toxic, does not have toxic or side effects even if the mouthwash is eaten by a child and has the efficacy of inhibiting dental plaque, preventing dental decay, cleaning the oral cavity and keeping gingivae healthy.

Methods, compositions, and systems are provided for detecting one or more a oral health issues by characterizing the microbiome of an individual, monitoring such effects, and / or determining, displaying, or promoting a therapy for the oral health issue. Methods, compositions, and systems are also provided for generating and comparing microbiome composition and / or functional diversity datasets. Methods, compositions, and systems are also provided for generating a characterization model and / or therapy model for dental decay issues and gingivitis issues.

The invention relates to novel crystal sugar, in particular to sugar alcohol crystal sugar, which belongs to the field of foods and functional foods. The sugar alcohol crystal sugar is large-size crystal sugar made of sugar alcohol, particularly xylitol, erythritol or isomaltitol, by re-dissolving, purifying and recrystallizing. The sugar alcohol crystal sugar can overcome the drawbacks of large quantity of heat, easy blood sugar increase, fat increase and dental decay of crystal cane sugar to certain extent. The sugar alcohol crystal sugar prepared by recrystallizing is high in purity, few in impurities, high in sweetness, good in taste and flavor, stable in quality, easy to store and convenient to carry and eat.

The invention discloses an oral care composition for children and applications of the oral care composition. The oral care composition is composed of newtol, a calcium-containing compound and probiotics, wherein the weight ratio of newtol to the calcium-containing compound is (1:2) to (50:1), and the weight ratio of newtol to probiotics is (1: 8) to (50:1). For the composition provided by the invention, the synergistic effects of newtol, the calcium-containing compound and probiotics are fully exerted, dental decay is prevented from different links, the caries prevention capacity is obviously superior to that of the single active matter, thus the effect of inhibiting oral bacteria superior to that of the single active matter is provided, meanwhile, the normal oral microbial flora can be maintained, thus the mouth health is guaranteed, and finally, the effects of removing the foreign smell of the oral cavity, preventing dental decay, promoting teeth calcification, solidifying the teeth, nourishing the gingival, and making the periodontal part healthy are achieved. The oral care composition for children can be used for preparing oral care products for children, such as children's toothpaste, children's mouth wash or children's mouth rinsing agents.

The invention relates to the technical field of oral care, in particular to lactobacillus salivarius JYLS-372 for improving oral health, a product and a preparation method thereof, the active ingredient of the product is lactobacillus salivarius JYLS-372, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: inoculating the lactobacillus salivarius JYLS-372 onto an MRS liquid culture medium and culturing to obtain MRS bacterial liquid; carrying out centrifugation and vacuum freeze drying on the MRS bacterial liquid to obtain bacterial powder; and mixing and compounding the bacterial powderand isomaltooligosaccharide to obtain the product. The lactobacillus salivarius JYLS-372 disclosed by the invention can be used for synthesizing various vitamins, such as vitaminB1, vitaminB2, vitaminB12 pantothenic acid and folic acid, required by a human body, and can be used for improving the symptoms of gingival bleeding, tooth decay, halitosis, thrush, ulcer sores and the like; the number ofdecayed tooth pathogenic bacteria mutant streptococcus in the oral cavity is obviously reduced, and the formation of dental plaque and the occurrence rate of periodontal diseases are reduced.

The invention relates to novel application of an artemisinin ingredient or a composition thereof in oral nursing, namely novel application in the field of mammal oral nursing. The artemisinin ingredient or the composition has a series of advantages of capability of correcting keratinization abnormality, anti-inflammation effect, analgesic effect, hemostasis effect, callus effect, antibacterial effect and antifungal effect, thereby being capable of eliminating or relieving adverse conditions of mammal oral cavities to improve health and beauty of the oral cavities. The advantages are proved by obviously preventing or relieving mammal dental plaque, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral keratoma, tooth sensitivity, oral ulcer, dental decay and oral pathogen proliferation. The advantages are realized by applying the artemisinin ingredient or the composition thereof or oral nursing compositions like health products, daily chemical products, healthcare products or drugs containing the artemisinin ingredient or the composition thereof. Application of the artemisinin ingredient or the composition thereof is expanded to the field of oral nursing, so that the artemisinin ingredient or the composition thereof is enabled to exert higher efficacy for health cause of the public.

An excipient base for a chewable tablet comprising xylitol, sucralose and microcrystalline cellulose. The excipient base provides for an improved taste, stabilization, and mouthfeel qualities for the chewable tablet, as well as a greater likelihood for dosage compliance and use. The excipient base also enables the tablet to be directly compressible, free flowing and non-tacky, thus avoiding wet granulation techniques that can degrade the product and add to the cost of the manufacturing process. The excipient base also allows for the production of a chewable tablet that is suitable for administration to persons and animals having diabetes or hypoglycemia, and does not promote tooth decay or dental caries.

The invention discloses a method of producing dried fruits by vacuum freezing, comprising: selecting 80% mature fruits with zero rot, bruise or pesticide residue as raw materials, washing, disinfecting, rinsing, peeling, destoning, dicing, blending, pulping, treating with a colloid mill, spreading in plates, quickly freezing, and lyophilizing to obtain dried fruits. The dried fruits are low in water content, taste crispy, can thaw just after entering mouth, are easy to eat and preserve, and are suitable for people of all ages. The dried fruits contain no cane sugar and have trehalose and oligoses, thereby functioning to resist dental decay, regulating human intestinal flora functionality, activating proliferation of probiotics, and inhibiting the effect of harmful bacteria, and benefitingabsorption of trace elements to human bodies; the dried fruits have low calorie and suitable sweetness. Fruits, such as mango and pineapple, are pulped and refined; dietary fibers in the fruits are refined; the taste of the dried fruits can be greatly improved; the nutrition of the dried fruits is richer; the fried fruits are easier to digest and absorb.

The invention belongs to the field of daily chemical products and relates to a folic acid toothpaste, comprising materials of following parts by weight: 1-9 parts of Herba Perillae extract, 1-8 parts of Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae extract, 0-1 part, but not equal to 0, of Radix Scutellariae extract, 1-5 parts of green tea extract, 2-9 parts of folic acid and its derivatives, and 75-90 parts of ointment matrix. The folic acid toothpaste has the effects such as easing pain and stopping blood, subsiding swelling, inhibiting germs and subsiding inflammations, can be used to effectively prevent a pregnant woman from vomiting during tooth brushing and effectively control pregnancy gingivitis, pregnancy epulis, periodontitis, gingival atrophy, oral ulcers, bad breath, dental decay and the like, has a quick absorption function practiced by using oral sublingual mucosa and can promote the human body to absorb ingredients such as folic acid and give effects of the folic acid to play.

A dental training aid and method which assists a student in learning how to determine the position of a root canal apex, repair of dental decay, and how to perform crown and bridge procedures. In certain embodiments, modular inserts are utilized that include structure thereon for performing root canal procedures, repair of dental decay procedures, crown and bridge procedures or other procedures. The inserts can be assembled and configured to all provide practice on the same procedure or on different procedures and can be exchanged for other inserts once they are no longer reusable or because the user wants to train on a different procedure.

The invention belongs to the technical field of daily health care, and particularly relates to herbal mouthwash, and the herbal mouthwash comprises the following components: by mass, 20-30 parts of green tea, 5-10 parts of alum, 2-6 parts of borneol, 14-23 parts of honeysuckle, 10-15 parts of wild chrysanthemum flower, 4-9 parts of rhizoma corydalis, 8-15 parts of gallnut and 500-2000 parts of water. The herbal mouthwash can prevent or inhibit various oral diseases, prevent tooth decay, improve periodontal diseases, and clean the oral cavity.

The invention discloses health-care fig wine and a preparation method thereof. The fig wine comprises raw materials of components A and components B, wherein the components A comprise figs, avocados, royal jelly, white granulated sugar, galactooligosaccharide, angel wine yeast, mixed enzyme, vitamin C and citric acid; the components B comprise dandelion, polygonum multiflorum, cordyceps sinensis, medofenoxate, astragalus membranaceus, pseudo-ginseng, rhodiola rosea and fig leaves. The product has low alcoholic strength, palatable sweet and sour taste, stable property, long aftertaste and harmonious fragrance and is clear, transparent, mellow and refreshing; vitamin C and citric acid are used for color protection of the figs, and the fig wine tastes sour and sweet and has rich nutrition; galactooligosaccharide replaces the white granulated sugar, and the fig wine has low heat and can inhibit dental decay and obesity; the avocados and Chinese herbal medicines are added, so that the fig wine has rich nutrition, can enhance resistance, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, relieve internal heat or fever, resist against cancer and prolong life and has beauty maintaining and skin care functions; through cold treatment and microfiltration, the stability of the fig wine is enhanced, and the shelf life is prolonged; the deep processing way of figs is increased, and economic income of a farmer is increased.

The invention provides a fruit beverage facilitating reduction of uric acid and belongs to the technical field of fruit beverages. The fruit beverage comprises components in parts by mass as follows 10-20 parts of cherry powder, 10-20 parts of hawthorn fruit powder, 1-10 parts of tomato powder, 1-5 parts of mulberry leaf powder, 1-10 parts of resistant dextrin, 1-5 parts of vitamin C, 20-50 parts of erythritol, 0.5-1 part of konjac flour, 0.05-0.1 parts of sucralose and 0.5-1 part of tricalcium phosphate. The fruit beverage is suitable for patients suffering from gout, facilitates reduction of uric acid, relieves symptoms of gout, tastes palatably acid and sweet and can promote secretion of saliva and improve the appetite. Noncaloric erythritol is added to the beverage and matched with sucralose, so that the beverage tastes palatably sweet and cannot cause dental decay or rising of blood glucose.

The invention relates to a functional oral care composition and application thereof. The functional oral care composition having functional components, lysozyme, Galla chinensis extract and licorice extract, has the effects of accelerating healing of oral ulcers and ruptured wounds, preventing dental decay and refreshing the breath. In order to facilitate using, the functional oral care composition can be made into common products, such as mouthwash, toothpaste, buccal tablets and oral film; the preparing process is simple and easy and lower in cost. The invention further provides the preparing process of mouthwash, toothpaste, buccal tablets and oral film made with the functional oral care composition.

The present invention discloses a dried meat floss cake. The dried meat floss cake is composed of the following materials of cake materials: egg white, galactose, cake flour, yolk, water, salad oil, potato starch, mangos, lemon juice, salt, yeast powder, baking powder, tartronic acid and sucralose; materials for making a salad dressing: whole eggs, galactose, salt, chicken powder, salad oil and white vinegar; and an auxiliary material of dried meat floss. The dried meat floss cake provided by the present invention is nutrient-rich, of a golden color, both sweet and salty, aromatic in character and agreeable in taste, soft and smooth in texture, uniform in air pore, and elastic; the sweetness is proper, which is conductive to growth of bifidobacterium species, thereby preventing obesity, dental decay, constipation and hypertension; with addition of the mangos and tartronic acid, healthcare functions, of beauty skin care, cardiovascular system protection and tumor prevention, of the dried meat floss cake are realized; the chicken powder is used for replacing aginomoto, thereby raising freshness, increasing nutrition and reducing harms caused to human bodies by the aginomoto; and the lemon juice is used for replacing tartar powder and yeast powder is used for replacing baking powder, so the cake is rich in nutrition, safe and health.

An antimicrobial formulation for dental applications includes colloidal silver, from between about 0.01 to 2 percent by weight and colloidal copper, from between about 0.05 to about 10 percent by weight. The antimicrobial formulations are used to treat microorganisms on a tooth to prevent tooth decay by administering an effective amount of the antimicrobial formulation alone or in combination with a dental varnish, stannous fluoride, or sodium fluoride. The antimicrobial formulation may be part of a kit or used in a biocompatible time release chip.

The present invention provides compositions of inositol and derivatives and their salts and related compounds which reduce titratable acidity and the erosive potential of a variety of beverages and foodstuffs. Further, as a result of its protective action towards acid attack on dental enamel (hydroxyapatite), its addition to foodstuffs has a protective action towards the hard dental tissues. The compositions also provide protection against other metabolic / degenerative diseases of bones such as osteoporosis. The present invention further provides methods for preventing dental decay and bone degeneration.