Cellulose Cleaning Bodies for Gentle Tooth Enamel Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oral and dental care products with silicate or silica gel particles are harsh on tooth enamel and fail to effectively clean hard-to-reach areas, leading to inadequate removal of plaque and potential long-term carious defects.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating fine-grained, water-insoluble cellulose cleaning bodies with a spherical, smooth surface and adjustable hardness into a toothpaste to gently remove plaque from teeth without damaging enamel, allowing for effective cleaning in narrow spaces and under the gum line.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If silicate or silica gel particles are used as cleaning agents, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but tooth enamel is attacked strongly due to high abrasion value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from silicate/silica gel to cellulose, which fundamentally alters the hardness and abrasion characteristics while maintaining cleaning effectiveness through the paste formulation and application mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses biodegradable cellulose cleaning bodies that are designed to be gentle and non-damaging, replacing the durable but harmful silicate particles with naturally degradable alternatives that minimize long-term enamel damage
2Productivity
If conventional toothpaste is used, then general tooth cleaning is achieved, but hard-to-reach areas such as surfaces with multi-band appliances or contact points between teeth are cleaned inadequately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates cleaning bodies with specific local properties - spherical shape with controlled size (200-600 μm diameter) that enables them to penetrate into narrow spaces and hard-to-reach areas between teeth and around appliances, providing localized cleaning where conventional paste fails
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs spherical cleaning bodies instead of angular particles, allowing the rounded shapes to roll into and clean narrow interstitial spaces, contact points between teeth, and areas around orthodontic appliances that flat or angular particles cannot access
3Productivity
If cleaning bodies with high hardness are used, then cleaning power is improved, but damage to tooth enamel or dentin occurs when tooth necks are exposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent fundamentally changes the hardness parameter of cleaning bodies by selecting cellulose with controlled properties, creating cleaning agents that are soft enough not to damage exposed tooth necks yet effective at removing plaque through mechanical action in the paste formulation
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The cellulose cleaning bodies provide a gentle and effective cleaning solution for hard-to-reach areas, minimizing enamel abrasion and ensuring the active ingredients reach the teeth and gums, while being non-toxic and biodegradable, thus preventing caries and maintaining tooth health.
Implementation Method 1
The cleaning agents, which act as abrasives, are primarily intended to combat the formation of plaque on the teeth
Implementation Method 2
The cleaning bodies driven by the bristles of a toothbrush impart thrust and rotation bodies to adjacent cleaning bodies in the manner of a friction wheel transmission
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AI summary
The invention relates to an oral and dental care and tooth cleaning agent in the form of a paste with an addition of fine-grained, water-insoluble cleaning agents (28). According to the invention, these cleaning agents (28) consist of cellulose.