JP2019122726A - Mouthpiece type toothbrush and manufacturing method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mouthpiece type toothbrush that increases fidelity to gums and teeth to thereby enable appropriate tooth brushing, and also is superior in cost aspect and a processing surface, and provide a manufacturing method for the mouthpiece type toothbrush.SOLUTION: A mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 comprises at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw dentition and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw dentition. At least one of the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece is formed so that a brush member 4 may embrace the whole of teeth 6 and adhere thereto by a flexible sheet 3 fixing the brush member 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a mouthpiece type toothbrush which is used by putting it in the mouth.

  A conventional toothbrush is one in which a brush is planted on a brush base provided at the end of a handle for holding by hand, and the brush is applied to teeth to polish while moving the handle. However, although proper brushing must be performed for proper brushing, it tends to be loose. In addition, there is a problem that correct brushing is difficult for the elderly and handicapped people.

  On the other hand, a chewing toothbrush has been proposed which brushes teeth by putting it in the mouth and chewing. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a brush base having teeth of an upper jaw and teeth of a lower jaw and a brush portion curved like a mouthpiece, a bristle of a brush implanted on the brush portion, and a gripping tool attached to the brush base. The invention relates to a mouthpiece-like biting toothbrush in which the degree of curvature of the brush base is formed to be adjustable according to the degree of curvature of the upper and lower teeth.

  Moreover, the invention regarding the biting toothbrush which formed the brush in the outer periphery of the synthetic resin elastic main body which has a softness | flexibility in patent document 2 is described.

JP 2005-334104 A JP 2007-130117 A

  However, it is considered that the chewing toothbrushes described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 can not appropriately brush their teeth if the degree of matching with the gums and teeth of each user is insufficient. In this respect, in the chewing toothbrush described in Patent Document 1 in this respect, the degree of curvature of the brush base can be freely adjusted according to the degree of curvature of the upper and lower row of teeth, but the fit of the entire row of teeth becomes insufficient Conceivable. In particular, some users have features such as dentition irregularities and long roots, so it is not easy to match each user.

  Moreover, in order to adapt to each user, there is room for ingenuity in the manufacturing method in terms of cost and processing.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a mouthpiece toothbrush and a mouthpiece toothbrush having improved suitability to the gums and teeth to enable appropriate tooth brushing, and excellent cost and processing. Provides a manufacturing method of

  In order to solve the above problems, the mouthpiece toothbrush of the present invention is a mouthpiece toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw dentition and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw dentition. Preferably, at least one of the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece is formed of a soft sheet fixed with a brush member so that the brush member wraps and closely contacts the whole tooth.

  In addition, preferably, it is characterized in that it comprises an upper jaw piece and a lower jaw piece, and a connecting part for connecting the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece is provided.

  Preferably, the upper jaw piece or the lower jaw piece is provided with a grip for removal.

  The method for producing a mouthpiece toothbrush according to the present invention is a method for producing a mouthpiece toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw teeth and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw teeth. Collecting at least one impression of at least one of the upper dentition and the lower dentition to form at least one of an upper jaw type and a lower jaw type, and the upper jaw type and lower teeth prepared as described above. A soft sheet having a brush member fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape is pressed into at least one of the molds, and at least one of the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece is formed such that the brush member wraps around and adheres to the entire tooth. And a step of

  The mouthpiece type toothbrush according to the present invention is a mouthpiece type toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw dentition and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw dentition, the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw At least one of the pieces is formed of a soft sheet fixed to the brush member so that the brush member wraps around and adheres to the entire tooth, so that the fitness to the user's gums and teeth can be improved. Therefore, tooth surfaces, periodontal pockets between teeth and gums, interdentals, gums, etc. can be cleaned without leakage and appropriate brushing can be performed.

  In addition, when the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece are provided with a connecting portion for connecting the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece, both of the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece are used. The dentition and the dentition of the lower jaw can be cleaned simultaneously.

  In addition, when the upper jaw piece or the lower jaw piece is provided with a grip for removal, only the dentition to be cleaned can be cleaned, and the grip can be held and easily removed. Can.

  The method for producing a mouthpiece toothbrush according to the present invention is a method for producing a mouthpiece toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw teeth and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw teeth. And collecting at least one impression of at least one of the upper dentition and the lower dentition to form at least one of an upper jaw type and a lower jaw type, and the prepared upper jaw type and lower jaw type Forming at least one of an upper jaw piece and a lower jaw piece such that a soft sheet, in which the brush member is fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape, is pressed into at least one of them so that the brush member wraps around and adheres to the whole tooth. Since it has it, the shape of the user's dentition can be reliably reflected, and the adaptability to the user's gums and teeth can be improved. In addition, since the brush member is fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape in advance to the soft sheet before pressure contact, the brush member can be easily made to correspond to the dentition. Therefore, it is excellent in cost and processing.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the mouthpiece type toothbrush and the mouthpiece type toothbrush are improved in compatibility with the user's gums and teeth to enable appropriate brushing, and excellent in cost and processing. We can provide a way.

It is a front view showing a mouthpiece type toothbrush concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a side view showing a mouthpiece type toothbrush. It is a top view showing a mouthpiece type toothbrush. It is a bottom view showing a mouthpiece type toothbrush. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the tooth row with the mouthpiece type toothbrush. It is a figure which shows the soft sheet | seat which fixed the brush member, (A) is a top view, (B) is an aa sectional view of (A). It is an expanded sectional view showing a soft sheet which fixed a brush member. It is an explanatory view (before pressure contact) of pressure contact of a soft sheet to a tooth type. It is an explanatory view (after pressure contact) of pressure contact of a soft sheet to a tooth mold. It is a top view which shows the mouthpiece type toothbrush which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, a method of manufacturing a mouthpiece toothbrush and a mouthpiece toothbrush according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. First, the configuration of the mouthpiece toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. 1 to 4 are a front view, a side view, a plan view, and a bottom view showing the mouthpiece toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment, respectively.

  The mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 comprises an upper jaw piece 11 for mounting the upper jaw teeth, a lower jaw piece 12 for mounting the lower jaw teeth, and a connecting portion 13. The upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 are each formed of a soft sheet 3. As a material of the soft sheet | seat 3, EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin), polyolefin, a polyurethane etc. can be used, for example. Although the connection part 13 can also use the material similar to the piece 11 for upper jaws and the piece 12 for lower jaws, it is not specifically limited.

  The upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 are formed in a substantially horseshoe shape in plan view in accordance with the dentition, and the upper jaw piece 11 is gradually separated on the lower jaw piece 12 from the rear to the front. It is arranged to be. Thereby, when the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 is mounted, a gap is generated between the dentition of the upper jaw and the dentition of the lower jaw.

  On the other hand, the connecting portion 13 is arranged to connect the front portions of the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the brush member 4 is fixed to the upper surface (the dentition side of the upper jaw) of the upper jaw piece 11. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, the brush member 4 is fixed to the lower surface (the dentition side of the lower jaw) of the lower jaw piece 12. The material of the brush member 4 will be described later.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mouthpiece toothbrush 10 with the teeth mounted thereon. As shown in FIG. 5, the brush member 4 is formed so as to be in close contact with the surface of the tooth 6 while surrounding the entire tooth 6 in a state in which the dentition is mounted on the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 It is done. Then, both end portions in the width direction (left and right direction in FIG. 5) of the brush member 4 are in contact with the gums 5. Further, a little space is provided between the both ends of the soft sheet 5 and the gums 5 so as not to damage the gum.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing the soft sheet 3 to which the brush member 4 used in the present embodiment is fixed, (A) is a plan view, and (B) is an aa cross-sectional view of (A).

  The soft sheet 3 is a disc-like sheet having a thickness of about 3 mm, and the brush member 4 is fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape at a substantially central portion on one side. The substantially horseshoe shape is to be formed along the dentition of the upper jaw and the dentition of the lower jaw. The brush member 4 has a length (height from the surface of the soft sheet 3) of about 2 mm. In addition, the width of the fixing area of the brush member 4 is secured such that the entire teeth can be sufficiently covered. In addition, since there are individual differences in the size and shape of the dentition, a plurality of soft sheets 3 having different arrangements of the brush members 4 are prepared, and the soft sheet 3 to be used is selected according to the dentition of the user. It can also be done.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing the soft sheet 3 to which the brush member 4 is fixed. As a material of the brush member 4, heat resistant EVA, urethane, nylon, silicone, rubber or the like can be used. In the step of pressing the soft sheet 3 to be described later, the brush member 4 is made of a heat-resistant material which does not deform at the softening temperature of the soft sheet 3 because the EVA sheet is softened at 60 ° to 70 °. There is a need.

  As the shape of the brush member 4, a brush-shaped brush member 4 a having an elongated tip as shown in FIG. 7A is embedded in the soft sheet 3 at an interval, an elongated tip as shown in FIG. In the soft sheet 3 embedded in the flat sheet-like brush member 4b with no space, and in the flat sheet-like (for example, sponge-like) brush member 4c as shown in FIG. It can be done. Moreover, as a method of fixing the brush member 4 to the soft sheet 3, a method of simultaneously embedding the brush member 4 at the time of manufacturing the soft sheet 3, embedding the brush member 4 in the existing soft sheet 3 later Other methods are also possible.

  Next, a method of manufacturing the mouthpiece toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the pressure contact of the soft sheet 3 to the tooth form (before pressure contact), and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the pressure contact of the soft sheet to the tooth form (after pressure contact). In the manufacture of the mouthpiece toothbrush 10, first, impressions of the upper and lower jaw teeth as shown in FIG. 8 are taken, and the upper jaw mold 1 and the lower jaw mold 2 are made of gypsum. Do.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the brush members 4 face the teeth of the soft sheets 3 and 3 in which the brush members 4 are fixed to the upper jaw teeth 1 and the lower jaw teeth 2, respectively. The upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 are formed such that the brush member 4 wraps and closely contacts the whole tooth while pressing the soft sheets 3 and 3 softly. In pressing the soft sheets 3, 3, a known pressure forming machine used for manufacturing a mouthpiece or the like is used.

  Next, the molded upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 are connected by the connecting portion 13 in accordance with the arrangement of the upper and lower dentitions of the patient. At this time, by arranging such that a gap is generated between the dentition of the upper jaw and the dentition of the lower jaw at the time of wearing the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10, it is possible to facilitate biting at the time of use.

  When using the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10, a toothpaste (mousse, paste, liquid medicine, etc.) is placed inside the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 (brush portion 4), and the upper jaw teeth row and lower jaw Wear the dentition. And bite, move it back and forth and right and left. In addition, an electrically driven mechanism can be separately provided to make it an electrically driven type.

  The mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment is a mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 comprising an upper jaw piece 11 for mounting the upper jaw teeth and a lower jaw piece 12 for mounting the lower jaw teeth, the upper jaw piece 11 And because the lower jaw piece 12 is formed by the soft sheet 3 fixing the brush member 4 so that the brush member 4 wraps around the entire tooth 6 and adheres closely, the fitness to the user's gum 5 and tooth 6 is It can be enhanced. Therefore, tooth surfaces, periodontal pockets between teeth and gums, interdentals, gums, etc. can be cleaned without leakage and appropriate brushing can be performed.

  In addition, since a connecting part 13 is provided which is composed of the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 and connects the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12, both the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 are used. Thus, the upper jaw dentition and the lower jaw dentition can be cleaned simultaneously.

  The method of manufacturing the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment is a method of manufacturing the mouthpiece type toothbrush 10 including the upper jaw piece 11 for mounting the upper jaw tooth row and the lower jaw piece 12 for mounting the lower jaw tooth row. Forming impressions for upper jaw teeth and lower jaw teeth to create upper jaw teeth 1 and lower jaw teeth 2, and forming upper jaw teeth 1 and lower jaw teeth 2 Forming the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 such that the soft sheet 3 in which the brush member 4 is fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape is brought into pressure contact so that the brush member 4 wraps the teeth 6 entirely and adheres closely. Therefore, the shape of the user's dentition can be reliably reflected, and the fitness to the user's gums 5 and teeth 6 can be improved. Further, since the brush member 4 is fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape to the soft sheet 3 prior to pressure contact, the brush member 4 can be easily made to correspond to the dentition. Therefore, it is excellent in cost and processing.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a mouthpiece toothbrush according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention and a method of manufacturing the mouthpiece toothbrush will be described. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a mouthpiece toothbrush 20 according to the second embodiment. The mouthpiece toothbrush 20 is made of only one of the upper jaw piece 11 and the lower jaw piece 12 of the mouthpiece toothbrush 10 according to the first embodiment. The structure, material, and manufacturing method of the upper jaw piece (or lower jaw piece) 21 of the mouthpiece type toothbrush 20 are the same as in the first embodiment. However, on the left and right of the mouthpiece type toothbrush 20, grips 22, 22 for removal are provided.

  When using the mouthpiece type toothbrush 20, a toothpaste (mousse, paste, liquid medicine, etc.) is placed inside the brush piece 4 for the upper jaw piece (or lower jaw piece) 21, and the upper jaw teeth row (or Wear the lower jaw teeth). Then, use your fingers to move it back and forth and left and right.

  The mouthpiece type toothbrush 20 according to the second embodiment includes the upper jaw piece (or the lower jaw piece) 21 and is provided with the grip portion 22 for removal, so that only the dentition to be cleaned can be cleaned. While being able to do, it can be easily removed by holding the grip 22.

  As described above, according to the mouthpiece toothbrush according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mouthpiece is improved in adaptability to the user's gums and teeth to enable appropriate brushing, and is excellent in cost and processing. It is possible to provide a method of manufacturing a mold toothbrush and a mouthpiece toothbrush.

  As mentioned above, although the mouthpiece type toothbrush concerning the embodiment of the present invention was explained, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various change is possible.

  For example, the arrangement of the connecting portion for connecting the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece does not have to be in the front part, and the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece are connected at two points of both end portions (rear tooth side) It is also good.

  Further, the grip for removing the upper jaw piece (or the lower jaw piece) may be disposed at another position, or may not be provided.

  Moreover, you may form the thing of the partial type which made only the tooth which remained as an upper jaw piece (or piece for lower jaws).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Teeth type for upper jaw 2 Teeth type for lower jaw 3 Soft sheet 4 Brush member 5 Gum 6 Tooth 10 Mouthpiece type toothbrush 11 Piece for upper jaw 12 Piece for lower jaw 13 Connection part 20 Mouthpiece type toothbrush 21 Piece for upper jaw 22 Gripping portion

Claims (4)

A mouthpiece type toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw dentition and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw dentition,
A mouthpiece type toothbrush characterized in that at least one of the upper jaw piece and the lower jaw piece is a soft sheet fixing a brush member so that the brush member wraps and closely contacts the whole tooth.   2. A mouthpiece toothbrush according to claim 1, comprising a piece for upper jaw and a piece for lower jaw, and a connecting portion for connecting the piece for upper jaw and the piece for lower jaw.   The mouthpiece toothbrush according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an upper jaw piece or a lower jaw piece and is provided with a grip for removal. A manufacturing method of a mouthpiece type toothbrush comprising at least one of an upper jaw piece for mounting the upper jaw dentition and a lower jaw piece for mounting the lower jaw dentition,
Collecting an impression of at least one of the upper dentition and the lower dentition to form at least one of an upper dentition type and a lower dentition type;
A soft sheet having a brush member fixed in a substantially horseshoe shape is pressed into contact with at least one of the prepared maxillary tooth mold and mandible tooth mold so that the brush member wraps and adheres to the entire teeth. And forming at least one of the lower jaw pieces.

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