100 results about "Dental health" patented technology

Disclosed are oral care compositions comprising selected surface-active organophosphate compounds and methods of use to provide protection of teeth from erosion caused by the action of chemicals, such as harsh abrasives and acids. The surface-active organophosphate compounds are substantive to teeth, the phosphate groups binding the calcium in teeth and thus preventing loss of calcium from dissolution when contacted with acids. The organophosphate compound may also deposit a protective surface coating that prevents contact of teeth with erosive challenges. Selected organophosphate compounds contain one or more phosphate groups and are combined in the oral care composition with one or more of a fluoride ion agent, an antimicrobial agent preferably selected from quaternary ammonium compounds and polyvalent metal salts, an anticalculus agent and additional surfactant, to provide benefits including superior anti-erosion, anticaries, antiplaque and anti-staining as demonstrated by enhanced fluoride uptake, remineralization, resistance to acid demineralization and antimicrobial activities, resulting in improved overall tooth health, structural integrity and appearance.

A method of forming solid gluten-based pet chew is provided wherein a gluten mixture is heated to a maximum temperature of up to about 80° C. to create a substantially homogeneous and flowable mixture under extrusion processing conditions. The formulation includes from about 40-90% by weight of grain protein, from about 10-40% by weight plasticizer, and at least about 0.01 by weight of a reducing agent such as sodium bisulfite for cleaving disulfide bonds present in the grain protein. Dental health agents including an acidulent and a chelator are added to promote good dental health. Optional ingredients such as fillers, fiber, lubricant/mold release agents and colorants can also be used. The formulations can be processed in extrusion or injection molding equipment.

Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. The chews are made to be appetizing to the animal, to satisfy an urge to chew, to effect abrasive cleaning of the animal's teeth, to deliver one or more active agents to the oral cavity of the animal, or a combination of these. The chews have a resilient, chewable texture and are shaped to facilitate dental cleaning, to facilitate oral grasping by the animal, to appeal to human owners of the animal, to enhance the human-animal bond, or a combination of these. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles and for formulating and using them to effect dental health in animals.

A method for managing dental records using a blockchain includes receiving, from a dental device, one or more signals associated with a dental activity being performed by the dental device, detecting dental feature indictors with associated confidence levels by analyzing the dental signals, aggregating the dental feature indictors to compute a multi-dimensional feature vector, and determining whether to append the multi-dimensional feature vector to the block chain.

A method for preparing amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and oral care composition containing ACP prepared by the same are disclosed, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) cleaning and pulverizing the oyster shells; (b) sintering the oyster shells to obtain a calcium-containing powder; (c) dissolving the calcium-containing powder in water to obtain a calcium-containing solution; and (d) mixing the calcium-containing solution with a other phosphate-containing solution, to produce amorphous calcium phosphate.

The method of the present invention not only can simplify the process and reduce the cost, but also can solve the problem of environment pollution resulting from wasted oyster shells. In addition, the ACP prepared in accordance with the method of the present invention further comprises some trace elements, such as strontium (Sr) and fluoride (F), which can improve dental health.

The invention provides a method and device for analyzing an oral tissue and especially analyzing the tooth tissue of a tested target as well as a dental analysis system. An oral image of the tested target is processed, for example a color value of the oral image is adjusted, so that a to-be-analyzed oral tissue area, for example, all or partial teeth (such as at least one tooth or at least two teeth) in the oral cavity is highlighted. Therefore, the highlighted to-be-analyzed oral tissue area can be selected so as to be analyzed. By adopting the method and system, the health situation of the teeth can be conveniently and rapidly judged, the tested target does not need to be photographed for multiple times, and a complicated programming algorithm is not needed.

A beverage composition for strengthening and protecting tooth structure from decay and cavities, and for promoting dental health is provided. The beverage composition comprises one or more of about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a polyol, about 0.005% to about 25% by weight of a natural and/or an artificial sweetener, about 1% to about 30% by weight of one or more vitamins and minerals, and their derivatives, a soluble source of fluoride ions containing about 0.1 ppm to about 1 ppm of fluoride ions, about 0.002% to about 0.008% of a water soluble casein, predetermined quantities of an herbal and/or fruit extract, a licorice root extract obtained, for example, from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, a non-mineral nutritional supplement, a flavoring agent, a preservative, a coloring agent, and a sufficient amount of a base composition, for example, water. The pH of the beverage composition is about 3.5 to about 7.0.

The invention discloses antibacterial and whitening toothpaste and a preparation method thereof and belongs to the field of daily chemicals. The antibacterial and whitening toothpaste prepared by the method contains 0.05% to 5% of epsilon-polylysine or epsilon-polylysine hydrochloride, 0.05% to 15% of chitosan, 0.01% to 1% of nisin, 0.01% to 1% of dextranase and toothpaste body matrix component. According to the antibacterial and whitening toothpaste and the preparation method thereof, the adopted natural antibacterial agents are in mutual synergism, so that the prepared toothpaste is high in safety and good in antibacterial activity and can be used for effectively preventing and treating the occurrence of dental plaque and oral inflammation; the natural antibacterial agents and the dextranase exert a synergistic effect so as to effectively remove inherent dental plaque and achieve the actions of comprehensively nursing oral cavities, maintaining tooth health and whitening teeth.

Dental products such as toothpastes, mouthwash and dental floss are disclosed which products are enhanced by having dissolved, dispersed or coated thereon a compound which promoted bone growth. Preferred compounds are peptide sequences comprising 10 to 50 amino acids are disclosed. The sequences are characterized by containing an integrin binding motif such as RGD sequence and the remainder of amino acids contiguous with the RGD sequence in matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein. The sequences may be formulated for dispersed in toothpaste or a mouthwash and administered to enhance bone/tooth growth. When the dental products are used repeatedly over time they enhance good dental health.

Compounds that competitively inhibit binding of CSP to S. mutans histidine kinase are provided. The compounds are preferably a peptide or an antibody, and are preferably a derivative of [SEQ ID NO:2], a fragment of [SEQ ID NO:2] or a derivative of a fragment of [SEQ ID NO:2]. Methods of making these compounds and their use for inhibiting the growth of S. mutans, for inhibiting dental caries, and for improving dental health are also disclosed.

The invention belongs to the technical field of microorganisms, and particularly relates to lactobacillus paracasei with the effects of reducing blood sugar, protecting the oral cavity and resisting depression and application of the lactobacillus paracasei. The lactobacillus paracasei nbk-LC16 provided by the invention has relatively strong acid resistance and cholate resistance, is good in tolerance in artificial gastric juice and artificial intestinal juice, and can effectively reduce blood sugar and inhibit streptococcus mutans. The influence of the lactobacillus paracasei nbk-LC16 on hyperglycemia mice is studied, and after the lactobacillus paracasei nbk-LC16 is perfused, compared with model group mice, the weight of the hyperglycemia mice is remarkably increased in 8W, the liver index and the spleen index are remarkably reduced, FBG and PBG are remarkably reduced, the HbA1c and insulin levels are remarkably reduced, and the hepatoglycogen content is increased. Test results show that the lactobacillus paracasei nbk-LC16 can regulate blood glucose by regulating insulin level and HbA1c and promoting conversion of blood glucose into hepatic glycogen. Researches on the inhibitioneffect of the streptococcus mutans strain on streptococcus mutans show that the streptococcus mutans strain can be effectively inhibited through in-vitro tests and oral test results, and the oral cavity and tooth health can be protected; meanwhile, the anti-depression effect is achieved.

The invention relates to an electric toothbrush with a water spray function. The electric toothbrush includes a toothbrush head, a toothbrush body, a connection part connecting the toothbrush head and the toothbrush body, and a water supply device for water spraying of the toothbrush head. The electric toothbrush is characterized in that: the toothbrush head is provided with rolling brushing bristles, beside which water spray holes are arranged. A water pipe is connected to the lower parts of the water spray holes, and the water pipe passes through the toothbrush body through the space inside a connecting handle and is connected to the water supply device. The toothbrush body is externally provided with a power switch key and a water spray switch key. The power switch key is respectively in connection with a power supply device and a motor in the toothbrush body. The water spray switch key is connected to the water pipe and controls the spray of water flow from the water spray holes of the toothbrush. The tail of the toothbrush is in connection with the water pipe inside the toothbrush body through a telescopic water pipe, the other end of which is in connection with a water outlet of the water supply device. According to the invention, the tooth cleaning ability of the electric toothbrush is substantially improved, so that the dental health can be better nursed.

Improved analytical, diagnostic, monitoring, and other methods (and their associated devices) for evaluating the extent of deposition of an agent onto a substrate are described. Exemplary methods may be used in the in the monitoring of the dental health of patients or in the fast, efficient screening and/or characterization of formulations in terms of their use for depositing oral actives onto tooth surfaces. The methods involve the direct or in situ analysis of substrates, onto which agents are deposited, using Near-IR spectroscopy and/or UV spectroscopy.

The invention discloses a fluorescence imaging based portable early-stage tooth decay diagnosis device and diagnosis method. The device comprises an excitation light source, an optical filter, an optical lens, a CCD image sensor, an FPGA hardware circuit and an image analysis and diagnosis platform. The excitation light source irradiates a tooth, the optical filter receives autofluorescence generated by the tooth or dental plaques, the optical lens receives fluorescence subjected to optical filtration, the CCD image sensor receives fluorescence passing through the optical lens, the FPGA hardware circuit subjects data of the CCD image sensor to signal conversion, and the image analysis and diagnosis platform receives converted signals and outputs images. By checking of acquired tooth fluorescence images, monitoring of dynamic changes of dental plaque content is realized, the trend is improved before carious cavity formation through preventive measures, and a crucial effect on tooth decay prevention and treatment is achieved. In addition, tooth fluorescence images and diagnosis results are automatically uploaded to a cloud server through a network, a user and a doctor can acquire andcheck examination and diagnosis information at any time, dental health conditions are timely monitored, and an intelligent diagnosis scheme is realized.

The present invention provides methods to improve the dental health of an animal, comprising inhibiting dental plaque and calculus on the teeth of a dental plaque- and calculus-forming animal, comprising contacting said teeth with a food product comprising an amount of an antimicrobial agent effective to inhibit dental plaque and inhibit the development of gingivitis in the oral soft tissue of said animal, and with or without an acidulent amount of phosphoric acid, and an amount of a polycarboxylic acid sequestering agent effective to inhibit dental calculus.

The invention discloses a low-sugar jelly containing 1-2 parts of edible auxiliary materials, 8-12 parts of deionized water and 1-3 parts of xylitol. The low-sugar jelly is beneficial to dental health and body health and has a crystal clear appearance, a bright color and a sweet and delicious taste, and the jelly types are enriched.

A pet chew with a dental health function includes a carrier and plural dental health members disposed on the surface of interior of the carrier. The dental health members include probiotic, prebiotic and adhesive. The probiotic is a human intestinal probiotic group, and a human beneficial probiotic. Since pets like molar, the chew induces a pet to chew for more than 3 minutes, and the probiotic and prebiotic can clean the pet's teeth during the long chewing time. An adhesive is mixed into the probiotic and prebiotic, so that a large amount of probiotic and prebiotic is adhered into the pet's mouth. The prebiotic promotes the colonization of the probiotic, forms advantageous probiotic groups, and inhibits the breeding of germs in the pet's mouth, and the growth of human harmful germs, so as to achieve the effects of maintaining the pet's oral health and eliminating bad breath.

A pharmaceutical composition for treating calcium deficiency, and preparation thereof. The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for calcium supplement, and also relates to preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition is prepared from calcium acetate and vitamin D3 as main raw materials. The main raw materials comprise specifically 1 part of vitamin D3, 10000 to 200000 parts of calcium acetate and 10000 to 2000000 parts of auxiliary materials. The pharmaceutical composition has the advantages that a formula of the pharmaceutical composition is scientific and reasonable; calcium acetate is utilized for calcium supplement and vitamin D3 is utilized for improvement of calcium and phosphorus absorption in bodies thus blood calcium and blood phosphorus levels reach to saturation degrees; the pharmaceutical composition promotes growth and bone calcification, and improve dental health; and through direct supplement of calcium and promotion of calcium absorption, the pharmaceutical composition realizes effects of treating and preventing diseases caused by calcium deficiency.

The invention relates to a tooth-pain-relieving and anti-caries mouthwash, which is composed of sodium carbonate, sodium hydrocarbonate, and water. The mouthwash can relieve tooth pains through rinsing the mouth, and is capable of preventing caries through regular application of the mouthwash. The mouthwash has a positive effect on improving oral hygiene and dental health.

The invention relates to application of radish chitin conjugated protein in preparing oral hygiene products such as toothpaste, dental floss, mouth wash, oral spray or inhalant, and chewing gum and so on The oral hygiene products are used for removing and/or reducing dental plagues and/or bacteria in the oral cavity, thereby reducing the incidence of odontopathies (decayed tooth, periodontal disease, etc.) and halitosis.

The invention belongs to the technical field of toothpaste and particularly relates to multi-effect toothpaste containing bioactive glass and triterpene in bamboo shavings and a preparation method thereof. The multi-effect toothpaste is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 1-15 parts of bioactive glass, 0.01-1 part of triterpene in bamboo shavings, 0.1-10 parts of solubilizer, 5-30 parts of abrasive, 0.1-1.5 parts of a thickening agent and 5-15 parts of dispersant. The multi-effect toothpaste containing a bioactive glass material can achieve the effect of long-lasting anti-allergy and can repaire injured teeth and decayed teeth; the multi-effect toothpaste contains triterpene which is a natural source and has the advantages of nature, health, environmental friendliness and safety, and can inhibit 6 common dental pathogenic bacteria; the multi-effect toothpaste contains hydrated silica and tetrasodium pyrophosphate, can remove biofilms on the tooth surface and reduce formation of dental plaque and dental calculus. Due to synergistic and durable effect of the three effects, the multi-effect toothpaste can repair teeth, improve allgeric symptoms of teeth, improvethe dental health state and reduce occurrence of common dental diseases.