JP2022094867A - Antibacterial mouthpiece and pacifier - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an antibacterial mouthpiece and an antibacterial pacifier that are easy to be fit into the dentition of a user, reduce the discomfort felt by the user during wear, and can inhibit the proliferation of bacteria.SOLUTION: An antibacterial mouthpiece 1 is obtained by mixing advance clay of 10-300 nm of 5-30 pts.wt. with silicon resin 100 pts.wt. and molding the mixture, to foam and shape it.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention relates to an antibacterial mouthpiece and a pacifier that suppress the growth of bacteria in the mouth by being worn or held in the mouth to eliminate bad breath and sterilize.

Dental mouthpieces used at bedtime include those for bruxism, snoring and apnea. Such dental mouthpieces are required to suppress the growth of bacteria and the like inside the oral cavity at bedtime. However, until now, heavy metals such as silver and copper have been the mainstream of antibacterial agents, and since they have been toxic materials, they could not be used for dental mouthpieces, which are oral instruments.

There are products in which an antibacterial agent made from shells is mixed in a mouthpiece made of silicone rubber. However, a mouse that is molded by mixing advanced clay, which has high safety detoxification properties derived from nature and antibacterial and bactericidal effects that suppress inflammation and pain, into silicone resin or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin resin (EVA). There were no pieces or pacifiers.

An antibacterial mouthpiece mixed with protamine silica, which is a naturally derived bioantibacterial agent, has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-174890

Since the mouthpiece of Patent Document 1 uses protamine derived from nature, there is a risk that it will be greatly influenced by the natural world. Therefore, it may affect the quality and lack stability.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is difficult to uniformly disperse the finely pulverized mineral of the main component of montmorillonite in nanometer units in the base material, and the antibacterial mouthpiece has not existed. And the purpose is to get a pacifier. In addition, by using the clay mineral montmorillonite, which is abundant in the natural world, the purpose is to obtain an antibacterial mouthpiece and a pacifier that are less susceptible to the influence of the natural world and can obtain stable quality.

The antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 for achieving the above object is characterized in that it is formed by mixing a thermoplastic resin with a finely pulverized mineral containing montmorillonite as a main component.

The thermoplastic resin used in the present invention is required to be safe, but ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), silicon resin, polyamide (PA), polyoxymethylene (POM), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate. (PET) or a polyolefin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene dicyclopentadiene polymer (COC), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polyester, polycarbonate (PC), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic ( PLA), Polyethylene (PS), Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (EVA), or Ethylene-propylene-diene-rubber or styrene / butadiene / styrene block copolymer (SBS) and styrene / etembutene / styrene (SEBS) and polyurethane Examples thereof include thermoplastic elastomers more selected.

Depending on the type of synthetic resin, one having excellent molding processability, transparency, weather resistance, and stress crack resistance can be selected depending on the application. Therefore, when used as an antibacterial and deodorant mouthpiece and a pacifier, it is comfortable to use and has a hygienic feeling. That is, as the synthetic resin, a material suitable for an application such as adjustable hardness can be easily selected as a material that can fully utilize the detoxification property, antibacterial property, far-infrared radiation and other effects of ultrafinely mixed minerals.

The thermoplastic resin may be selected in consideration of the application, processability, etc., and examples of the thermoplastic resin used in the present invention include EVA, silicon resin, ethylene-propylene-diene-rubber or styrene / butadiene /. Examples thereof include styrene block copolymer (SBS) and styrene / etembutene / styrene (SEBS).

The main component of the finely pulverized mineral is montmorillonite, and montmorillonite is a mineral collectively called bentonite (nanoclay), which has antibacterial, bactericidal, and deodorizing properties that suppress inflammation and pain. By ultra-finely pulverizing this mineral containing montmorillonite and uniformly dispersing it in the mouthpiece, it is possible to maximize the detoxification, antibacterial and bactericidal effects of suppressing inflammation and pain. As a result, in addition to the effect of preventing bruxism, snoring and apnea, which is the original effect of the mouthpiece when used at bedtime, the effect of preventing periodontal disease can be obtained. As a result, it can be expected to prevent periodontal disease and prevent diabetes, which is said to be related to periodontal disease. In addition, even when used in the daytime, it can be expected to actively secrete saliva, prevent bad breath and sterilize, and prevent the invasion of pathogens from the mouth.

In the invention according to claim 2, in the antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1, the particle size of the finely pulverized mineral is 10 to 300 nm, and the finely pulverized mineral is 5 to 30 parts based on 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. It is characterized by being a heavy part.

The reason why the particle size of the finely pulverized mineral containing montmorillonite as a main component is set to 10 to 300 nm is that if it is less than 10 nm, uniform mixing is difficult and the effects such as detoxification of montmorillonite cannot be fully exhibited. Further, if it exceeds 300 nm, it is difficult to sufficiently exert the detoxifying effect of montmorillonite.

Further, the reason why the finely pulverized mineral is set to 5 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the synthetic resin is that it is difficult to sufficiently exert the detoxifying effect of montmorillonite if it is less than 5 parts by weight. Further, if it exceeds 30 parts by weight, the comfort of the mouthpiece is impaired.
The reason why the particle size and mixing range of the finely pulverized mineral are set in this way is that it is easy to manufacture and mold, and it is possible to maximize the detoxification property, antibacterial property and bactericidal property.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is a silicon resin. ..

Advanced Clay (registered trademark) is a mineral in which montmorillonite is the main component and is called bentonite (nanoclay), which is a mineral with a particle size of 10 to 300 nm.

In the present invention, the silicon resin also includes silicon rubber. Silicone resin is widely used, and since it can be obtained from hard to soft, it can be used in the mouth without any trouble.
Since the antibacterial mouthpiece of the present invention is uniformly dispersed in the silicon resin, the antibacterial and bactericidal performance can be maximized.

In the invention according to claim 4, in the antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark), and the thermoplastic resin is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA). ).

EVA can be obtained from a hard material to a rubber-like soft material depending on the composition, and can be heated to about 70 ° C. to be adjusted to the tooth profile by oneself. Therefore, it is a material suitable for providing as a mouthpiece.
The antibacterial mouthpiece of the present invention can be easily adapted to its own tooth profile, can be used according to the application, and further, the ultrafine montmorillonite is uniformly dispersed in the base material EVA. The antibacterial and bactericidal performance can be maximized.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is an elastomer resin. ..

Since the thermoplastic resin is an elastomer resin, the options for obtaining the optimum antibacterial mouthpiece according to the application, such as for bruxism, snoring and apnea, sports, and extermination of oral bacteria by promoting saliva secretion, are expanded. be able to.
By using Advanced Clay (registered trademark), which is an ultra-fine mineral called bentonite (nano clay) whose main component is montmorillonite, the effect of montmorillonite can be fully exerted. Can be done.

The invention according to claim 6 is the antibacterial mouthpiece according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mouthpiece is foamed and has bubbles.

The foaming method is not particularly limited and may be a method suitable for the resin to be used. The size of bubbles, porosity, etc. are not particularly limited. It would be good if we could reduce the discomfort of using it.

By using the mouthpiece as a foam, the hardness can be reduced, the weight can be reduced, the discomfort when used can be reduced, and the usability can be improved.

The antibacterial pacifier according to claim 7 is characterized in that it is formed by mixing a thermoplastic resin with a finely pulverized mineral containing montmorillonite as a main component.

The pacifier of the present invention is meant to include a normal baby pacifier, a chewing gum substitute, and a sports mouthpiece that can also be used.
As the thermoplastic resin used in the present invention, the same one as the above-mentioned mouthpiece can be used.
As the finely pulverized mineral used in the present invention, a mineral called bentonite (nanoclay) whose main component is montmorillonite as the main component similar to the above mouthpiece can be finely pulverized.
Further, the effects of montmorillonite such as detoxification, antibacterial / sterilization, and deodorization can be sufficiently obtained, and prevention of virus infection can be expected.

In the invention according to claim 8, in the antibacterial sucker according to claim 7, the particle size of the finely pulverized mineral is 10 to 300 nm, and the finely pulverized mineral is 5 to 30 parts based on 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. It is characterized by being a heavy part.

The finely pulverized mineral has the same particle size as the above-mentioned mouthpiece, and is a mineral obtained by finely pulverizing a mineral called bentonite (nanoclay) containing montmorillonite as a main component to 10 to 300 nm.

The invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that, in the antibacterial pacifier according to claim 7 or 8, the finely divided mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is EVA resin. ..

Advanced Clay (registered trademark) is a mineral in which montmorillonite is the main component and is called bentonite (nanoclay), which is a mineral with a particle size of 10 to 300 nm.
As the thermoplastic resin, the same one as the above-mentioned mouthpiece can be used.

[The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that the antibacterial pacifier according to any one of claims 7 to 9 is foamed and has air bubbles.

The foaming method is not particularly limited and may be a method suitable for the resin to be used. The size of bubbles, porosity, etc. are not particularly limited. It would be good if we could reduce the discomfort of using it.
By using the pacifier as a foam, the hardness can be reduced, the weight can be reduced, the discomfort when used can be reduced, and the usability can be improved.

In the present invention, the antibacterial mouthpiece and the pacifier uniformly disperse the ultrafine advanced clay in a resin such as a silicon resin as a base material, so that the detoxification property, antibacterial property and bactericidal property of montmorillonite are exhibited. The performance can be maximized. As a result, it is possible to suppress the growth of oral bacteria during sleep and prevent periodontal disease, resulting in angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and diabetes caused by periodontal disease. It can prevent arteriosclerosis, cancer, obesity, osteoporosis, etc. The use when waking up in the daytime is the same as the use during sleep, and it can sterilize oral bacteria such as viruses and strengthen the gums in addition to preventing diseases due to their growth.

It is a perspective view of the antibacterial mouthpiece.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an antibacterial mouthpiece for upper teeth.

The antibacterial mouthpiece 1 according to this embodiment has 5 to 100 parts by weight of a silicon resin containing 100 to 300 nm of advanced clay (registered trademark) in which montmorillonite, which is an effective antibacterial component, is ultrafinely powdered in nanometer units. It is molded by including 30 parts by weight.

Silicone resin is used because it is not toxic when ingested, its plasticity increases at a temperature of 70 ° C., it is easy to mold, and it maintains its shape when cooled. This property allows the user to obtain an antibacterial mouthpiece that matches his or her tooth profile.

Advanced Clay (registered trademark) is a mineral obtained by ultra-finely pulverizing montmorillonite, which is collectively called bentonite, at a diameter of 10 to 300 nm. As a result, the detoxifying effect of montmorillonite, antibacterial / bactericidal, deodorant, suppressing inflammation and pain, scar formation / skin regeneration and the like can be sufficiently obtained even in the mouthpiece.

Montmorillonite (clay) has many elements that have a positive effect on beauty and health, such as detox, antibacterial / bactericidal, deodorant, suppressing inflammation and pain, scar formation / skin regeneration.

The particle size of Advanced Clay (registered trademark) is set to 10 to 300 nm because if it is too fine, the cost of miniaturization is too high and it becomes difficult to uniformly disperse it in the resin. Further, if the particle size is 300 nm or more, the bactericidal / antibacterial effect may be attenuated.

The reason why Advanced Clay (registered trademark) is 5 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of silicon resin is that if it is less than 5 parts by weight, the effects of montmorillonite such as detoxification, antibacterial / sterilization, and deodorization can be obtained even in the mouthpiece. This is because it cannot be sufficiently obtained. Further, the reason why the weight is set to 30 parts by weight or less is to reduce discomfort during use and to facilitate molding and mold determination.

The antibacterial mouthpiece of the present invention is put into the mouth by the user in hot water at 70 degrees Celsius until it becomes soft for 30 seconds or more, and then strongly engaged to the position where the tips of the upper or lower teeth touch. Determine the mold by hardening it in 6 minutes. The antibacterial mouthpiece for the other contralateral tooth is similarly molded.

As described above, by mixing the finely pulverized advanced clay into the silicon resin, it is possible to suppress the growth of bacteria at bedtime. Since saliva is secreted in a timely manner when a person is awake, the antibacterial effect of saliva suppresses the growth of bacteria. However, at bedtime, the saliva secretion function declines due to sleep, and saliva is not secreted, and the bacterial growth environment is prepared. Therefore, there are more than 300 types of bacteria in the oral cavity, and more than 1 billion bacteria. It has been reported that when waking up in the morning to proliferate, bacteria in the oral cavity cause odor, tooth decay, gingival inflammation, and unintentional swallowing to enter the body, causing adult diseases. It is possible to suppress the growth of.

(Embodiment 2)
The pacifier in this embodiment was manufactured by blending it softly and molding and foaming it in almost the same manner as the above mouthpiece.

In this embodiment, a silicon resin was used as the main raw material as the synthetic resin, and 10 parts by weight of Advanced Clay (registered trademark) was mixed with 100 parts by weight of the silicon resin and molded and foamed. The shape was an oval shape with a thickness of about 2 mm, a long side of 30 mm, and a short side of 12 mm, and an unevenness with a height of about 1 mm was provided on the surface to prevent accidental ingestion.

This pacifier can be used as a sports mouthpiece, and can fully obtain the effects of montmorillonite such as detoxification, antibacterial / sterilization, and deodorization, and can be expected to prevent virus infection.
Of course, the pacifier is not limited to the above-mentioned form. For example, the shape includes a normal shape for babies such as a sphere. Of course, the shape may be a strip shape instead of an oval shape.

Further, the mouthpiece is not limited to the above embodiment, and the type, shape, etc. of the resin can be changed.

1 Antibacterial mouthpiece 2 Pieces

Examples of thin products processed from sheets include duvet sheets, bedspreads, pillowcases, belly wraps / arm wraps / calf wraps, neck wraps , knee wraps / shoulder wraps / knee covers, hoods, eye masks / face masks, etc. Examples include mats such as sheets, insoles, bedrock bath mats, and pet mats that are sandwiched between the mask and the face. As products that use sheets for their efficacy, there are products for refrigerators, cupboards, trays, lunch boxes, etc. for applications that mainly use disinfection, antibacterial, and deodorization. In addition, there are products used in chests of drawers, toilets, entrances, shoe racks, and washroom closets, which are mainly used for disinfection, antibacterial, and deodorization. In addition, there are products that improve the blood flow of pets and utilize sterilization and deodorization. In addition, there are products that take advantage of the effects of plant growth promotion, shelf life extension, fruit ripening promotion and shelf life. When wrapped in a bottle of wine, shochu, sake, or whiskey, it becomes mellow and delicious, when wrapped in a water pipe, the water becomes mellow, it becomes difficult for water stains to adhere to the bathtub, and it is difficult to cool the water. There are products that take advantage of potential savings. Further, a bag-shaped object or the like can be mentioned.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the thin product is a tray, a pipe covering material, an entrance mat, a bedrock bath mat, a pet mat, or the like. Mats, bedspreads, pillowcases, belly wraps / arm wraps / calf wraps, neck wraps , knee hangers / shoulder hangers / knee covers, hoods, eye masks / face masks, sheets sandwiched between the mask and face, insoles, etc. It is a feature.

The sheet of the present invention is used as a sheet for a futon, a bed cover, a pillow cover, a belly wrap, an arm wrap, a calf wrap, a neck wrap, a knee wrap, a shoulder hang, and a knee, which promote blood flow by using a far infrared radiation function. There are covers, pillows, eye masks / face masks, sheets sandwiched between the mask and face, insoles, bedrock baths, etc. Applications that mainly use sterilization, antibacterial, and deodorant include refrigerators, cupboards, trays, and lunch boxes. Other applications that mainly use sterilization, antibacterial, and deodorant are chests of drawers, toilets, entrances, shoe racks, and washroom closets. In addition, there are uses for improving blood flow and disinfecting and deodorizing pets. In addition, it has the effects of promoting plant growth, extending shelf life, promoting fruit ripening, and shelf life. It is thought that wrapping it around a water pipe will make the water mellow, and wrapping it around a gas pipe will save gas consumption.

Claims (10)

An antibacterial mouthpiece characterized by being molded by mixing finely pulverized minerals containing montmorillonite as the main component in a thermoplastic resin. The antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1, wherein the finely pulverized mineral has a particle size of 10 to 300 nm, and the finely pulverized mineral is 5 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. The antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is a silicon resin. The antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA). The antibacterial mouthpiece according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is an elastomer resin. The antibacterial mouthpiece according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mouthpiece is foamed and has air bubbles. An antibacterial pacifier characterized by being molded by mixing finely pulverized minerals containing montmorillonite as the main component in a thermoplastic resin. The antibacterial pacifier according to claim 7, wherein the finely pulverized mineral has a particle size of 10 to 300 nm, and the finely pulverized mineral is 5 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. The antibacterial pacifier according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the finely pulverized mineral is Advanced Clay (registered trademark) and the thermoplastic resin is EVA resin. The antibacterial pacifier according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the pacifier is foamed and has air bubbles.

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