JPH0796018A - Cervical gingiva massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an excellent massage effect by forming the cervical massager used by inserting the entire part of an implement into the mouth of a soft elastic material and setting the horizontal size of the part corresponding to the upper outer gingiva larger than the horizontal size of the part corresponding to the lower outer gingiva. CONSTITUTION:This elastic material massager has a base 11b consisting of the soft planar elastic material and is integrally formed with the plural projections 11a on the surface of the base 11b. The base 11b has a contracted part 12 in the middle part of a shape extended to a flat shape. The base 11b is made to locally exist in the contracted part 12 at the time of inserting the massager between the gingivae and the cheek at the time of using the same. The long side part is directed toward the upper and lower gingivae and is inserted between the gingivae and the cheek in this state. The upper and lower gingivae are massaged by vertically moving the cheek. The massage effect of the gingivae is enhanced by setting the horizontal size of the part corresponding to the upper outer gingiva larger than the horizontal size of the part corresponding to the lower outer gingivae.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement by assisting the self-healing of gums which have suffered alveolar pyorrhea.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, alveolar pyorrhea cannot be ameliorated by an oldly trained dentist once it occurs, and after a few times of treatment, he / she says that he will not do it anymore. Things have come to be treated. However, recently some dentists have been able to live with their own teeth even if they are 80 years old if they continue to massage their gums for a total of about 3 hours a day under the guidance of the dentist even if they have pyorrhea. There are people who are teaching that they can do it. For example, this can be found in the book entitled, “To fix without alveolar pyorrhea,” author Tsuneo Katayama, publisher Asahi Shimbun.

Conventionally, there is no device specialized for gum massage, and the toothbrush adjacent to the tooth is polished and massaged by a toothbrush or an electric toothbrush for the purpose of removing plaque on the root surface. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional electric toothbrush, in which 1 is a brush portion, 2 is an endodontic insertion rod, 3 is a handle portion / motor storage portion, and 4 is a switch for selecting a vibration direction and starting / stopping.

[0004]

In the conventional electric toothbrush, the effect of saving the vibration operation can be recognized, but there is a drawback that the toothbrush must be held in the mouth once for one hour and for a total of three hours a day. Workers have a shortcoming that it is not realistic to hold a toothbrush for a long time because they have no time at breakfast and live with others at lunch.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a massage device for the gums, which can be used for a long time, that is, on a commuter train or while working in a company, so that the device does not come out of the mouth.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[Means of Invention 1] Invention 1 shows the basic constituent features relating to the invention 2 and the invention 3. A gum massager for use by inserting the entire massager device into the mouth is characterized by being made of a soft elastic material and having a horizontal dimension of an upper outer gum corresponding portion larger than that of a lower outer gum corresponding portion.

[Means of Invention 2] Invention 2 embodies Invention 1 and is made of a soft plate-like elastic material having a plurality of projections on its surface, and has a constriction in the middle portion in the plan view of the plate. It is characterized in that it is used by folding it in two.

[Means of Invention 3] A non-woven fabric mass or a soft viscoelastic mass, which is characterized in that the plate thickness is changed in a gourd cross section and also has a through hole.

[Means of Invention 4] An object having a cross section in the shape of a katakana fold or a cross when seen in a cross section perpendicular to the tooth alignment direction is put on a hat like a tooth. To do.

[0010]

[Action]

(Invention 1, Invention 2, Common Action) In Invention 1, Invention 2,
The action of the elastic body inserted in the space between the gum and the cheek to move by moving the tongue or the jaw up and down will be described below. Since the upper horizontal dimension of the elastic body is larger than the lower horizontal dimension of the elastic body, the force of the elastic body pushing the gums and the force of the elastic body pushing the cheeks are larger in the upper part than in the lower part. The upper part is larger than the lower part in the frictional force between the cheeks, so that the elastic body acts like sliding on the upper part and the lower part. that time,
It acts like being massaged between the gums and the elastic body.

(Operation of Invention 2) In this case, since only the upper part of the plate-like elastic member is folded into two pieces, the cross-sectional shape becomes the shape of a question mark, and the overall width in the upper horizontal thickness direction is two board thicknesses and a space. Which is larger than the thickness of one lower plate. Also, the neck does not damage the skin in the mouth.

(Operation of Invention 3) In Invention 3, the elastic body upper horizontal thickness or upper horizontal width is made larger than that of the lower portion to generate the common operation. Further, since the through hole is provided, it acts so as not to suffocate even if the nonwoven fabric mass or elastic mass is caught in the throat. If the size of the lump is made smaller, it becomes easier to swallow, and since it is configured to be several centimeters which is about the height of the upper and lower gums in the oral cavity, it does not swallow easily.

(Operation of Invention 4) In Invention 4, the horizontal surface of the elastic material having a katakana cross-section, for example, of a katakana covered by the teeth is
When the teeth are bitten, the teeth are deformed by receiving a force, and a relative displacement is generated between the gum and the object to massage the gum. If the length of the vertical member with the short cross is long, it will be ejected to the front by the action of the tongue, so it will be extremely short and it will act to avoid excretion.

[0014]

【Example】

Example 1. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of Invention 1 and Invention 2, and show the shape of an elastic body gum massager when one plate-like elastic material is folded into two and used. FIG. 1 is a view showing only an elastic massager, and FIG. 2 is a view when the elastic massager is inserted into the mouth. In the figure, 11a, 1
Reference numeral 1b is a soft plate-shaped elastic material, and 11a is a plurality of projections made of the same material provided on the surface, and has a constricted portion 12 in the intermediate portion in the shape in which the plate-shaped elastic body is extended in a plane. 1
3 is an upper gum, 14 is a lower gum, 15 is a cheek, 16 is an upper molar, and 17 is a lower molar.

The details of the operation of the present invention will be described.
First, when it is outside the mouth, the elastic material has a flat plate shape, and when it is inserted between the gum and the cheek, the shape is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Next, in FIG. 2, the relative position between the upper gum and the elastic body is unchanged before and after moving the jaw downward,
A relative displacement occurs in the positional relationship between the lower gum and the elastic body, and only the lower gum moves downward. The reason why this action occurs is that the frictional force exerted on the gums is greater in the upper gums than in the lower gums, as described in detail in the above item of action.
By this relative displacement, the gums are massaged and the purpose can be achieved.

Further, since the constricted portion is provided, when bent at the constricted portion, the corner is rounded so that the skin in the mouth is not damaged.

Example 2. 3 and 4 show an embodiment of Invention 1 and Invention 3. In the figure, 18 is a non-woven fabric mass or a soft viscoelastic mass, and the cross-sectional shape is changed to a gourd-shaped mass 19, and the larger thickness corresponds to the upper gum. Further, it is characterized by having a through hole 20.

The operation of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 4, before and after moving the jaw downward, the relative position of the upper gum and the elastic body remains unchanged, and the positional relationship of the lower gum and the elastic body undergoes relative displacement, and only the lower gum moves downward. The reason why this action occurs is that the frictional force acting on the gums acts on the upper gums as compared with the frictional force acting on the lower gums, as described in detail in the above item of action. By this relative displacement, the gums are massaged and the purpose can be achieved.

Example 3. Another embodiment of the invention 3 will be described without showing a drawing. The non-woven fabric mass or the viscoelastic mass according to claim 3 is characterized in that at least one surface has a plate-thickness varying shape that is a female-shaped uneven shape when the side surface unevenness of the user's gums is a male shape. The upper gum is closely fixed and fixed, and the lower gum is rubbed up and down with the elastic massager with good adhesion to increase the effect.

Example 4. 5a and 5b show an embodiment of Invention 4. FIG. 5a shows a state before chewing, and FIG. 5b shows a state after chewing. In the figure, an elastic body 21 having a cross section of a katakana F-shape or a W-shape when viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the tooth alignment direction is put on the teeth like a hat.

The operation of the present invention will be described. Figure 5a
Before chewing, that is, with the chin moved down,
The lower end of the wa shape of the elastic massaging massager is near the upper position of the lower gum. Further, in the state after being chewed in FIG. 5b, the lower end of the w-shape of the elastic massager having the w-shaped cross section is on the gum slid down from the upper end position of the lower gum. That is, before and after the bite, the lower edge of the dogleg of the elastic massaging massages the side surface of the lower gum.

Embodiment 5. Another embodiment of the invention 4 will be described without showing a drawing. It is characterized in that a soft viscoelastic material such as polyurethane foam that hardly undergoes plastic deformation is used to form a shape that covers at least two teeth in the tooth alignment direction. It has the effect of increasing the retention force of the elastic massager on the teeth.

[0023]

As described above, in the gum massager used by inserting the entire massager device into the mouth according to the present invention, it is made of a soft elastic material and the upper outer gum corresponding horizontal dimension is changed to the lower outer gum corresponding horizontal dimension. Since it was made larger than that, by moving the tongue or jaw by a human, relative displacement can be made between the gum and the elastic material object inserted near the cheek between the outer gum in the mouth and the gum, and there is an effect of massaging the gum. .

As it enters the mouth, it can be used for a long time, that is, even on a commuter train or at work in a company.
You can massage for more than an hour, and many people can benefit from the fact that they can live with their own teeth, even if they are old.

Since the projections and the through holes are provided on the surface, an air passage for breathing can be secured even if it gets stuck in the throat, and it is safe from suffocation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an elastic massager according to an embodiment of the first and second aspects of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the inside of the mouth when the elastic massager of one embodiment of the first invention and the second invention of the present invention is inserted into the mouth.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic massager according to an embodiment of the first and third aspects of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the inside of the mouth when the elastic massager of one embodiment of the first invention and the third invention of the present invention is inserted into the mouth.

FIG. 5a is a front cross-sectional view of the inside of the elastic body massager according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention showing a state in which the mouth is opened when it is inserted into the mouth.

FIG. 5b is a front sectional view of the inside of the mouth showing a state where the elastic body massager according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is bitten when inserted into the mouth.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional electric toothbrush.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11a Surface protrusion of plate-like elastic body massager 12 Middle part of plate-like elastic body 13 Upper gum part 14 Lower gum part 15 Cheek 16 Upper molar 17 Lower molar 18 Solid type elastic masser 19 Provided at one end Swelling in thickness direction 20 Through hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gum massager for use by inserting the entire massager device into the mouth, which is made of a soft elastic material and has a larger horizontal dimension of the upper outer gum-corresponding portion than that of the lower outer gum-corresponding portion. Gum massager. 2. A human moving a tongue or a jaw
Elastic material inserted near the outside gums and cheeks in the mouth. A gum plate massager of the type that allows relative displacement between the object and the gums and massages the gums. A soft plate-like elastic material with multiple protrusions on the surface. The gum massager is characterized in that it has a constriction in the middle portion in the plan view of the plate and is used by folding the plate in two. 3. A human being moves a tongue or a chin,
In a gum massager of the type that massages the gums, there is relative displacement between the gum and the elastic material inserted near the outside gums and cheeks in the mouth. A gum massager characterized in that the plate thickness is changed so that one is thicker and the other is thinner, and has a through hole. 4. An object having a cross section in the shape of a katakana fold or a cross when seen in a cross section perpendicular to the tooth alignment direction is put on the teeth like a hat, and the horizontal and side surfaces of the object are A cap-type gum massager that massages the gums by receiving force and deforming it by repeatedly chewing teeth.