JPH1043211A - Manufacturing method and device for toothpick - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent dental caries and periodontosis by putting a medicine on the surface of a toothpick, including the tip thereof. SOLUTION: A medicine 3 is made adhere to the surface 2 of a wooden or plastic toothpick 1, including the tip thereof. As this medicine, salt and dental disinfect or germicide can be used. It is possible to use a medicine containing at least one kind among creosote, ethanol, gluconic chlorohexyne, iodine, phenol, sulfadiazine, thymol, acrinol, and the like. Further it is also possible to contain a crude drug having disinfect or germicidal action, for example, at least one kind among psyllium powder, cinnamon powder, uva ursi powder, etc., a bearberry, and cinnamon powder. Further, in order to cope with vitamin deficiency and metabolic trouble, vitamin C and vitamin E compounds or the like are contained to soften the trouble.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toothpick characterized in that an agent is attached to at least a part of a surface including the tip of a toothpick or an interior including a tip of a tubular toothpick.
And its manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional technique corresponding to the present technique could not be found.

[0003]

An object of the present invention is to prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease by using the toothpick of the present invention when the toothpick is used for cleaning between teeth after eating.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method in which a drug is adhered to a part of a surface including a tip of a toothpick or a drug is adhered to an inside including a tip of a tubular toothpick. It is a thing.

[0005]

By using the toothpick constructed as described above, the drug is allowed to adhere to the interdental and gingival areas, thereby preventing tooth decay and periodontal disease.

[0006]

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the toothpick 1 is made of wood or plastic. The medicine 3 is adhered to the surface 2 including the tip of the toothpick 1. The rear end of the toothpick is designated by the number 4.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment, in which the toothpick 1a is made of plastic, which is obtained by cutting a tubular plastic obliquely to produce a tip 2a. The drug is applied to the inside 3a of the tubular plastic including the tip 2a.
The rear end is indicated by the number 4a.

[0008] The above-mentioned chemicals include salts and dental disinfectants or disinfectants such as creosote, ethanol, chlorhexidine gluconate, iodine, phenol, sulfadiazine, thymol, acrinol, oxidol, benzethonium chloride, thimerosal, quinoform, nitrofurazone and the like. , A drug containing at least one kind can be used.

Further, as the above-mentioned drug, a crude drug having a disinfecting or bactericidal action, for example, a drug containing at least one of powders of powdered oak, powder of spinach, rotocon, powdered squirrel, powder of calyx can be used.

[0010] In addition, vitamin C and E agents having a function of alleviating the symptoms of gingival bleeding when vitamin deficiency or metabolic disorder is presumed to be involved, for example, ascorbic acid, tocopherol calcium succinate, and tocopherol acetate Drugs containing at least one type can be used. The drug is not limited to this,
It is clear that the scope of the invention extends to the use of agents not mentioned here which have a similar effect.

The drug can be applied to the surface 2 including the tip of the toothpick 1 in FIG. 1 by coating or dipping. The same applies to the toothpick 1a in FIG.

In the immersion method, first, the drug is dissolved in an appropriate solvent, for example, water, ethanol, or the like, and the tip 2 of the toothpick 1 in FIG. After letting it dry. Toothpick 1 shown in Figure 2
The same applies to a.

FIG. 3 shows this apparatus. The toothpick 1 is clamped by a clamping device 5 which clamps the opposite end 2 of the toothpick, that is, the rear end 4, and is fed to the lateral side. After the tip 2 is immersed in the liquid level 6 of the medicine in the container 7, it is sent to the right side to be pulled up from the liquid level 6. Thereafter, it is dried by a drying device (not shown). If the structure of the clamp device 5 can clamp the rear end 4 of the toothpick,
Any structure may be used and is not limited to a certain structure.

The drug is dissolved in water or ethanol and heated to form a saturated solution. The saturated solution is filled with the tip 2 of the toothpick 1 of FIG. 1 or the tip 2a of the tubular toothpick 1a of FIG.
By cooling the saturated solution itself while immersing it, the above-mentioned agent can be deposited and adhered to the surface or inside including the tip of the toothpick.

Even if the tip of the toothpick is immersed in the saturated solution and then pulled up and then cooled, the drug can be deposited and adhered to the surface including the tip.

Further, a toothpick 1 dipped in a chemical and dried
Represents the surface of the drug 3 attached to the surface 2 including its tip,
The drug can also be immobilized by coating with a chitosan or dextrin membrane. This is the same for the toothpick 1a in FIG. The method of coating with a film of chitosan or dextrin is by coating, spraying or dipping. At the time of immersion, the same device as in FIG. 3 can be used.

[0017]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

That is, by using the toothpick of the present invention, the drug adheres to the gums and teeth, so that periodontal disease or tooth decay can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but has the same function as the present invention, and can obtain substantially the same effects in substantially the same manner. It is evident that is considered the same invention as the present invention according to the principle of equivalent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a toothpick according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a toothpick using tubular plastic according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a toothpick manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A toothpick, a method and an apparatus for producing the toothpick, wherein a drug is attached to at least a part of a surface including a tip of the toothpick. 2. A toothpick having a drug attached to the inside thereof including the tip of a tubular toothpick, and a method and apparatus for producing the toothpick. 3. A toothpick, a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a toothpick according to claim 1, wherein the medicine described is salt. 4. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the agent is a dental disinfectant or a disinfectant, such as creosote, ethanol, chlorhexidine gluconate, iodine, phenol, sulfadiazine, thymol, acrinol, oxidol, benzethonium chloride. , Thimerosal, quinoform, nitrofurazone and the like, characterized in that it is a drug containing at least one of them, and a method and an apparatus for producing the toothpick. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the drug is a crude drug having a disinfecting or bactericidal action, such as powdered oak powder.
A toothpick, a method and an apparatus for producing a toothpick, characterized in that it is a drug containing at least one of powders of powdered spinach, funnel powder, roe-cone, powdered silkworm powder and the like. 6. The vitamin C and E preparations according to claims 1 and 2, which have a function of alleviating the symptoms of gingival bleeding when a vitamin deficiency or a metabolic disorder is presumed to be involved. For example, ascorbic acid, calcium tocopherol succinate, and tocopherol acetate,
A toothpick, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the toothpick, characterized in that the toothpick contains at least one kind of drug. 7. A toothpick, a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the toothpick according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the surface of the toothpick is coated with chitosan or dextrin after adhering the agent to the toothpick. . 8. The toothpick according to claim 1, wherein a rear end of the toothpick is clamped to adhere a drug to a part of a surface including the tip of the toothpick and to an inside including the tip of the tubular toothpick. A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a toothpick, wherein the toothpick is moved to a liquid surface of a liquid medicine, the tip is immersed in a liquid, pulled up, and dried. 9. The toothpick according to claim 1, wherein the drug is dissolved in water or ethanol, heated to form a saturated solution, and the toothpick tip is immersed in the saturated solution. A toothpick characterized by cooling a tip or a saturated solution itself to deposit and attach a drug to a part of a surface including a tip of a toothpick or an inside including the tip, and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the toothpick.