JP3198123U - Antibacterial dental mouthpiece - Google Patents

Abstract

An antibacterial dental mouthpiece that suppresses the growth of oral bacteria by the antibacterial effect of a bioantibacterial agent is provided. SOLUTION: Ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) is mixed with protamine silica, which is a natural bioantibacterial agent used as a food additive, and molded with a mold. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

      The present invention relates to an antibacterial dental mouthpiece mixed with protamine silica, which is a naturally occurring bioantibacterial agent, in order to suppress the growth of bacteria and the like inside the oral cavity at bedtime.

      Dental mouthpieces used at bedtime include bruxism, snoring and apnea. Such a dental mouthpiece is required to suppress the growth of bacteria and the like inside the oral cavity at bedtime. However, until now, antibacterial agents, which are mainly heavy metals such as silver and copper, have been toxic and cannot be used for dental mouthpieces that are oral appliances. Furthermore, there was no highly safe naturally-derived antibacterial agent that could be mixed into ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA).

      Since there was no antibacterial agent with high safety as described above, conventionally, a dental mouthpiece that a user made by himself had no antibacterial effect on the market. In addition, dental mouthpieces are produced in hospitals, although some of the oral care products that are individually produced and provided by dentists and oral surgeons as medical devices are produced in hospitals, requiring hospital visits and expensive. is there. Further, there is no antibacterial dental mouthpiece that is made of ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) as a dental mouthpiece that is generally mass-produced as general goods and provided at low cost.

      There is a product that is provided by mixing the antibacterial agent made from shells into the mouthpiece made of silicon rubber, which is provided as a miscellaneous item, but this antibacterial agent has a mixing ratio of 30% with respect to the material 100 Because it is high, it can be made by mixing it with silicon rubber based on inorganic materials, but if 30% inorganic material is mixed with organic materials such as ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA), the shape will be ethylene -The characteristics of vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) products cannot be utilized.

      The purpose of using ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) is to make a mouthpiece that is soaked in 70 degree hot water, softened, put in the mouth and tightened, and made perfect for the tooth shape by shrinking the resin. The inorganic antibacterial agent mixed in the organic material that is a vinyl acetate copolymer resin is hard unless it is an amount of the antibacterial agent within about 2% of the material 100, and cannot be softened and contracted at a temperature of 70 degrees.

      An object of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial dental mouthpiece capable of suppressing the growth of oral bacteria at bedtime.

      In order to achieve the above object, the antibacterial dental mouthpiece of the present invention is mixed with ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA), protamine silica, which is a natural bioantibacterial agent used as a food additive, It is characterized by being molded with a mold.

      An antibacterial dental mouthpiece capable of suppressing the growth of oral bacteria at bedtime can be provided.

It is a perspective view of a dental mouthpiece for bruxism mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. It is a perspective view of snoring apnea dental mouthpiece parts mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. It is the finished product perspective view which assembled the snoring apnea dental mouthpiece component mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. It is the perspective view of the snoring apnea dental mouthpiece which mixed the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of this invention, and was integrally molded up and down with the metal mold | die.

      The present invention is to produce a dental mouthpiece by mixing protamine silica, a natural bio-antibacterial agent in an amount of less than 2% with respect to the dental mouthpiece material, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) 100. is there. Hereinafter, the antibacterial dental mouthpiece according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

      1 to 4, reference numeral 1 is a perspective view of a dental mouthpiece for bruxism mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. Reference numeral 2 is a perspective view of a snoring apnea dental mouthpiece body part mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. Reference numeral 3 is a back tooth part mixed with the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica of the present invention. When a snoring apnea dental mouthpiece is assembled and placed in the mouth, the jaw is pushed forward and the front tooth tip hits. It is a back tooth part perspective view which fills the gap which can be made in the back tooth part when making. Reference numeral 4 is a perspective view of a silicon piece that is formed with an air hole sandwiched between the front teeth so that mouth breathing is possible when the nose becomes clogged while using the dental mouthpiece.

      Protamine silica, a naturally derived bioantibacterial agent mixed in the dental mouthpiece according to the present embodiment, is a food-derived bioantibacterial product consisting of a protein protamine derived from salmon roe that has been recognized as safe and silica with a very low environmental impact. It is an agent.

      Protamine, an effective antibacterial component, is contained in the mature sperm nucleus of vertebrates. Salmon milk-derived protamine is a highly basic small molecule protein containing 60% or more of the basic amino acid algin. This property is thought to cause dysfunction to various molecules necessary for cell division and growth. It is known to be a safe substance that can be broken down into amino acids by the action of digestive enzymes in the human body, and it has been used as a food additive and has proven its safety.

      Dental mouthpieces made of ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin can be made at home using a 70 degree hot water that is perfect for your dental mold, and for this purpose, an antibacterial agent mixed into this organic material. Is limited to the addition of a very small amount of about 2% or less of the material 100.

      Additives mixed into the ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin can be added in a large amount if it is not intended to be used at a temperature of 70 degrees, but this dental mouthpiece shrinks at a temperature of 70 degrees. Therefore, an antibacterial agent capable of obtaining an effect in a small amount can be added by adding an amount within 2%.

      There are three types of dental mouthpieces that are made by mixing the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica, one of which is used to prevent gum damage due to bruxism (Fig. 1). The second type is an anti-opening type that causes snoring and apnea in which the user assembles and completes the upper and lower teeth of a dental mouthpiece for bruxism (Fig. 2, 3) And the third is a dental mouthpiece that prevents snoring and apnea caused by snoring and apnea by integrally molding the dental mouthpiece of the upper and lower teeth with a mold (Fig. 4). It is.

      The dental mouthpiece for bruxism (Fig. 1) is soaked in 70 ° C water for about 30 seconds to soften, then put into the upper teeth and tightened for about 5 to 6 minutes to create a dental mouthpiece that is perfect for your own tooth shape. Reduces gum damage due to bruxism at bedtime and suppresses the growth of oral bacteria that grow at bedtime.

      The dental mouthpiece for snoring and apnea is composed of a dental mouthpiece for bruxism, two for upper teeth and two for lower teeth, two back teeth parts, and one or two silicon pieces for air holes (FIG. 2). ), Assembled by the user (Fig. 3), put in 70 degree hot water for about 30 seconds to soften, put it in the mouth and protrude the jaw to the position where the tip of the upper and lower teeth hits By engaging the teeth strongly for 6 minutes, the upper and lower dental mouthpieces are bonded to form an integrated type, and a dental mouthpiece that fits perfectly with your own tooth shape is created.

      In addition, the snoring and apnea dental mouthpiece includes a dental mouthpiece (FIG. 4) in which the upper teeth and the lower teeth are integrated in advance and molded into a mold. Soften it for about a second, and put it in your mouth for 5-6 minutes.

      In order to mold with an injection molding machine, the bioantibacterial agent protamine silica is mixed with ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin in advance using a kneader, etc., and a master batch is made into pellets which are put into an injection molding machine and molded.

      As described above, it is possible to suppress the growth of bacteria at bedtime by mixing naturally-occurring bioantibacterial agent protamine silica in ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin. Since humans secrete saliva in a timely manner when waking up, the antibacterial effect of saliva suppresses bacterial growth. However, at the time of going to bed, the function of saliva is reduced due to sleep and saliva is not secreted, and the environment for bacterial growth is in place, so there are more than 300 bacterial species in the oral cavity and more than 1 billion bacteria are present. It has been reported that when waking up in the morning to proliferate, bacteria in the mouth cause odors, tooth decay and gingivitis, as well as causing adult disease by swallowing unconsciously and entering the body. It is possible to suppress the growth of

1 Toothpick dental mouthpiece 2 Snoring apnea dental mouthpiece body 3 Snoring apnea dental mouthpiece part Back tooth part 4 Snoring apnea dental mouthpiece part Silicone piece

Claims (1)

  An antibacterial dental mouthpiece characterized by mixing protamine silica, which is a natural bio-antibacterial agent used as a food additive, with ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA) and molding it with a mold.

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