EP0185313A2 - Procédé et brosse à dents pour éliminer les germes dans la cavité buccale - Google Patents

Procédé et brosse à dents pour éliminer les germes dans la cavité buccale Download PDF

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EP0185313A2
EP0185313A2 EP85115832A EP85115832A EP0185313A2 EP 0185313 A2 EP0185313 A2 EP 0185313A2 EP 85115832 A EP85115832 A EP 85115832A EP 85115832 A EP85115832 A EP 85115832A EP 0185313 A2 EP0185313 A2 EP 0185313A2
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Anette Dr.Med.Dent. Geb. Levermann Weber
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/06—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water connected to supply pipe or to other external supply means
    • A46B11/063—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water connected to supply pipe or to other external supply means by means of a supply pipe
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    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
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    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

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  • the invention relates to a method and a toothbrush for eliminating germs in the oral cavity, in particular on teeth and gums.
  • a toothbrush for carrying out this method is known, which is provided with openings arranged in the bristle field between the bristles, which can be connected to a flexible hose via at least one channel in the brush handle and a coupling at the end of the handle .
  • the other end of this hose is connected to a rubber bulb containing a liquid, from which the liquid contained therein can be pressed by hand pressure through the hose and the openings between the bristles onto the tooth surfaces.
  • DE-GM 1 966 222 Another method of the aforementioned type and a toothbrush for carrying out this method is known from DE-GM 1 966 222.
  • This method and the corresponding device differ from the one described above in that the end of the hose connected to the toothbrush can be connected via a short tube to the interior of a spray bottle which is connected to the spray bottle a further hose and a longer immersion tube can be connected to a compressed air generator which can be connected and actuated by means of an electrical line to a power supply system.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method and toothbrush of the type mentioned, with or with which an effective removal of germs in the oral cavity can be carried out in a gentle manner by anyone even if there are inflammatory areas, periodontes or other acute infections in the latter.
  • an ozone-air mixture is conveyed into the oral cavity during tooth cleaning via a toothbrush.
  • an ozone-air mixture can be conveyed into the oral cavity by everyone at the same time via the toothbrush during tooth cleaning, which, due to its gaseous state, gently reaches every corner of the oral cavity and kills the germs present there.
  • ozone is a well-known good disinfectant that kills many bacteria and fungi and at the same time promotes blood circulation in the mucous membrane.
  • ozone was already produced in 1934 by the Zurich dentist Dr. Fish was successfully used in dentistry for the first time in periodontitis and inflammation to kill germs.
  • Today ozone is used in the form of ozone spray, which however, like an oral irrigator, causes mechanical irritation and due to the sudden expansion with and without propellant gas can lead to a shock-like cooling of the tooth areas. There is also a risk of injury to the mucous membranes of the eyes.
  • the ozone-air mixture is advantageously conveyed into the oral cavity in a physiologically well-tolerated concentration of at most 02 mg (0.1 ppm) per cubic meter of air.
  • the ozone-air mixture is rubbed in and / or massaged in directly over the toothbrush at the target site, for example on the tooth neck or on the gums.
  • the task described above is combined with the features of the introduction mentioned toothbrush solved in that the openings for the ozone-air mixture have flexible channel bristles with through openings that protrude beyond the bristle receiving surface.
  • the length of the channel bristles is at least 1/4 of the bristle length or is equal to the bristle length.
  • the channel bristles are narrowed at their outlet in a nozzle-like manner, as a result of which a desired higher outlet speed occurs at this point and / or, in addition or instead of a closed outlet end, they are provided with a plurality of lateral outlet openings at their free end.
  • the channel bristles can thereby ensure a direct rubbing effect on the surface of the teeth, the tooth necks and the mucous membrane areas of the oral cavity and thus ensure a targeted discharge of the ozone-air mixture. This is particularly true when the channel bristles are evenly distributed over the bristle receiving surface and consist of a plastic that is resistant to ozone.
  • the coupling of the toothbrush at the end of the handle is advantageously provided with a plurality of gas-tight lockable bypass connections.
  • other, for example liquid, infection agents can also be discharged into the oral cavity during tooth cleaning.
  • the toothbrush described above is advantageous via the coupling and a flexible plastic tube connected to an ozonizer.
  • a check valve is provided between the connection point of the coupling for the plastic hose and its connection to the ozonizer, which automatically closes in the direction of the ozonizer. This prevents liquid dentifrices and / or other substances from entering the ozonizer and / or plastic tubing.
  • the ozonizer consists in a known manner of a Liebig cooler with transformer and a mixture pump, which are arranged in a compact housing and an air inlet and an ozone-air mixture outlet and a switchable connection to a 220/110 volt Have power supply, the flexible plastic hose is detachably connected to the ozone-air mixture outlet for easier handling, cleaning and transportation.
  • the new toothbrush 1 for carrying out the method according to the invention consists of a handle 2, a bristle field 3, a coupling 4 for connection to a flexible hose 5 which is resistant to ozone and which is connected to the ozone-air mixture outlet 6 Ozonizer 7 can be connected, the transformer (not shown) and the mixture pump of which can be connected to a 220/110 volt power supply by means of the plug 8 and a switchable connection.
  • both the cleaning bristles 9 and the channel bristles 10 project beyond the bristle receiving surfaces 3. 3 are evenly distributed over the bristle receiving surface 3 and consist of a plastic which is resistant to ozone. They are advantageously embedded in the bristle part 11 of the toothbrush 1 and are connected to the flexible hose 5 via at least one channel 12 in the bristle part 11 and in the brush handle 2 and the coupling 4 at the handle end 2 '.
  • the channel bristles 10 are narrowed at their outlet 13 in a nozzle-like manner and / or, according to the left channel bristle 10 in FIG. 4, are provided with a plurality of lateral outlet openings 14.
  • the channel bristles 10, like the bristles 9, are also flexible and do not exert any major stimulus on the oral cavity areas.
  • the coupling 4 is provided with two bypass connections 15, 16, which can be closed gas-tight by screw-on caps 17, 18. This allows over Bypasses 15, 16 in addition to the ozone-air mixture and other substances, for example also liquid cleaning agents or disinfectants, are guided together with the ozone-air mixture to the destination in the oral cavity.
  • the ozonizer 7 shown schematically in section in FIG. 2 essentially consists of potential surfaces 20, 21 arranged concentrically to one another, between which a high-voltage field of approximately 5,000 volts is present. Air is sucked through this field through the air inlet 22 by a pump, not shown, and pushed through, as a result of which an ozone-air mixture can escape at the outlet 6, since the air contains only about 20% oxygen anyway. If, on the other hand, pure oxygen is introduced at the inlet 22, an ozone-air mixture with an ozone fraction of 15% can be formed in the high-voltage field between the potentials 20, 21 at the outlet 6.
  • the transformer is used to generate the high-voltage field between the potentials 20, 21 of 5,000 volts on the secondary side by means of a switchable mains voltage of 220/110 volts on the primary side.
  • This ozonizer is generally known and is therefore not the subject of present invention.
  • the method is carried out as follows: after the ozonizer 7 has been connected to a power supply via the plug 8, the toothbrush 1 is inserted into the oral cavity with its bristle part either with or without dentifrice and the bristles in rubbing or massaging movements at the areas to be treated, e.g. along the tooth necks and / or the gums. Because of the flexibility of the channel brushes 10, they behave essentially like the bristles 9 and adapt automatically to the bumps in the oral cavity. As a result, when the duct bristles are bent over, an ozone-air mixture can also reach the contact surfaces of the oral cavity in a desired manner via the lateral outlet openings 14 according to FIG. 4, without a larger, not exactly determinable transport path being interposed according to the prior art. This direct transport of the ozone-air mixture to the target location in conjunction with an intensive rubbing-in or massaging effect results in extremely effective germ killing directly at the target location.
  • a dentifrice with constituents can be distributed in the oral cavity via the bristles 9, as a result of which undesirably high ozone concentrations at other locations in the oral cavity than can be neutralized at the destination.
  • the bristles 9 with the applied neutralizing components a shielding effect, which, however, allows an increased ozone-air mixture concentration at the destination.

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DE3446272A DE3446272C1 (de) 1984-12-19 1984-12-19 Verfahren und Zahnbuerste zur Beseitigung von Keimen in der Mundhoehle
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