DE102006025596A1 - Electric toothbrush for inspecting the dental cleaning process, comprises a handle part having a moving drive and a brush attachment, and UV light emitting diode mounted on the brush head - Google Patents
Electric toothbrush for inspecting the dental cleaning process, comprises a handle part having a moving drive and a brush attachment, and UV light emitting diode mounted on the brush head Download PDFInfo
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Abstract
Description
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf Zahnbürsten, insbesondere elektrische Zahnbürsten.The The invention relates to toothbrushes, in particular electric toothbrushes.
Beim Zähneputzen mit einer zur Zeit im Handel erhältlichen Zahnbürste, auch einer elektrischen Zahnbürste, wird häufig eine unsachgemäße Reinigungstechnik angewandt, so daß keine optimale Säuberung der Zahnreihen auf ihren Kauflächen sowie den Außen- und Innenflächen erfolgt. Außerdem ist vielfach eine ungleichmäßige Reinigung festzustellen, bei der bestimmte Zähne oder Zahnbereiche nicht ausreichend gereinigt werden. Aus den zurückbleibenden Verunreinigungen bildet sich der Zahnbelag (Plaque), der im weiteren Verlauf zu Karies, Parodontitis und anderen Mundkrankheiten führt.At the Brush teeth with a currently commercially available Toothbrush, also an electric toothbrush, becomes common an improper cleaning technique applied so that no optimal cleansing the rows of teeth on their chewing surfaces as well as the foreign and inner surfaces he follows. Besides that is often uneven cleaning determine at the particular teeth or tooth areas not be sufficiently cleaned. From the remaining impurities forms the plaque, which later becomes caries, Periodontitis and other oral diseases.
In der Regel fehlt es nicht am guten Willen, die Zähne gründlich und gleichmäßig sauber zu putzen, sondern an einer Möglichkeit, den Reinigungsfortschritt und das Ergebnis der Reinigungsbemühungen zu kontrollieren, denn der Zahnbelag ist sowohl bei Tageslicht als auch bei üblicher Badezimmerbeleuchtung unauffällig. Es besteht daher ein Bedarf, die Zahnhygiene zu verbessern, ohne daß besondere Untersuchungen, die zusätzliche Zeit beanspruchen, erforderlich werden.In As a rule, it does not lack the good will to clean the teeth thoroughly and evenly to clean, but at a possibility the cleaning progress and the result of the cleaning efforts check, because the plaque is both in daylight as well also with usual ones Bathroom lighting unobtrusive. There is therefore a need to improve dental hygiene without that special Investigations, the additional Take time, be required.
Der Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Zahnbürste zur Verfügung zu stellen, die eine Kontrolle des Zahnreinigungsvorgangs erlaubt, indem sie Informationen über stellenweise vorhandenen Zahnbelag liefert, und deren Gebrauch mit der Zeit einen Lernvorgang bewirkt.Of the Invention is therefore the object of a toothbrush for disposal to provide a control of the tooth cleaning process, by giving information about provides locally existing plaque, and their use with the Time causes a learning process.
Die vorstehende Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Zahnbürste wenigstens eine am Bürstenkopf angeordnete UV-Lichtquelle aufweist. Sie kann am oberen oder unteren Rand des Bürstenkopfs oder ringförmig um die Borsten angeordnet sein. Als Stromquelle kann eine in einen Hohlraum der Zahnbürste einsetzbare Batterie dienen, bei einer elektrischen Zahnbürste alternativ auch die Stromquelle des Bewegungsantriebs, wobei die elektrische Verbindung zweckmäßigerweise über zusammenwirkende Steckkontakte an dem Griffteil und dem Bürstenaufsatz erfolgen kann.The The above object is achieved in that the toothbrush at least one at the brush head arranged arranged UV light source. It can be at the top or bottom Edge of the brush head or annular be arranged around the bristles. As a power source can be in a Cavity of toothbrush usable battery, with an electric toothbrush alternatively also the power source of the motion drive, wherein the electric Compound expediently via cooperating Plug contacts can be made on the handle part and the brush attachment.
Die vorteilhafte Wirkung der vorgeschlagenen Zahnbürste beruht darauf, daß während und nach dem Zähneputzen, insbesondere bei Benutzung einer Zahnpaste, die Calciumcarbonat enthält, Stellen mit Zahnbelag das UV-Licht stärker reflektieren als andere Zahnbereiche, so daß der Zahnbelag sichtbar gemacht wird. Man nutzt dabei die Tatsache aus, daß UV-Lichtstrahlen, ebenso wie sichtbares Licht, von verschiedenen Materialen in unterschiedlichem Ausmaß absorbiert, transmittiert und reflektiert wird. Bei einem 300nm UV-Licht zeigen z. B. weiße Pigmente ein gutes Reflexionsverhalten. Den höchsten Reflexionsgrad von 83 % erreicht man mit Calciumcarbonat.The advantageous effect of the proposed toothbrush based on the fact that during and after brushing your teeth, especially when using a toothpaste containing calcium carbonate contains, digits with plaque, the UV light stronger reflect as other tooth areas, making the plaque visible becomes. It exploits the fact that UV light rays, as well as visible light, absorbed by different materials to varying degrees, is transmitted and reflected. At a 300nm UV light show z. B. white pigments a good reflection behavior. The highest reflectance of 83 % is achieved with calcium carbonate.
Werden die Zähne mit einer vorgeschlagenen Zahnbürste vor einem Spiegel geputzt, kann man unmittelbar durch Sichtkontrolle beobachten, wo sich noch Beläge auf den Zähnen befinden. Auch wenn eine Sichtkontrolle der Zahnzwischenräume (Interdentalräume) nicht in gleicher Weise möglich ist, so bedeutet die tägliche Sichtkontrolle der Hauptflächen der Zähne jeweils beim Zähneputzen einen großen Fortschritt gegenüber dem bisherigen Zustand fehlender Kontrollmöglichkeit. Das Ergeb nis der Überprüfung kann noch verbessert werden bei Verwendung einer Zahnbürste, deren Kopf eine Fotozelle aufweist, durch die in Verbindung mit einer Steuerschaltung bei einem bestimmten Intensitätsgrad des reflektierten UV-Lichts eine Anzeigeleuchte am Zahnbürstenhals oder -stiel einschaltbar ist. Die Anzeigeleuchte kann z. B. ein Ringlicht sein.Become the teeth with a suggested toothbrush cleaned in front of a mirror, you can directly by visual inspection watch where there are still pads on the teeth are located. Even if a visual inspection of interdental spaces (interdental spaces) is not is possible in the same way that means daily Visual inspection of the main surfaces the teeth each time when brushing teeth a big Progress over the previous state of lack of control. The result of the review can be improved when using a toothbrush whose Head has a photocell through which in conjunction with a control circuit at a certain intensity level of the reflected UV light, an indicator light on the toothbrush neck or -stiel is switched on. The indicator light can z. B. a Be ring light.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:One embodiment The invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. It demonstrate:
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