KR20010000779A - Apparatus for fluorine coating of teeth - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for coating teeth with fluorine is provided for coating teeth with fluorine ions in a short time by using trace of current (pulse wavelength) in human body to complete it easier and more convenient than conventional methods without affects on human body. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for coating teeth with fluorine consists of a U-shaped tray equipped with an aluminium based negative(-) terminal. The apparatus also includes a positive(+) terminal (5) to pass current through in order to activate ionization of fluorine compound. Both of the tray and the positive terminal are connected to a central control box having built-in control circuits for them. A method for coating teeth is performed by using the apparatus, in particular, generating an electric field with trace of current in human body and providing fluorine ions with energy to achieve a continuous coating process for teeth.

Description

Apparatus for fluorine coating of teeth}

The present invention relates to a tooth fluorine coating device and method, and in detail, to a device and method for coating fluorine on teeth in order to prevent dental caries and caries.

In general, dental coating method using fluorine is divided into expert fluorine coating and self-fluorine coating. Expert fluorine coating is a dentist in the oral care institution for the purpose of preventing dental caries of people who are not supplied with fluoridated city water. Oral hygiene is a method of applying a high concentration of fluorine solution on the tooth surface, the application fluoride includes sodium fluoride, fluorite and acid fluoride phosphate.

The treatment method is a method of densifying the tooth surface (Dental Prophylaxis), then separating the tooth with a cotton swab, drying the tooth surface with an air gun, and then applying a fluorine solution to the tooth surface.

Self-fluorine coating refers to a method of absorbing fluoride into teeth without the help of an oral health professional, and includes fluoride cleaning agents, fluorine gel application, and fluoride solution brushing.

Conventional technical expert fluorine coating as described above is a painful, uneconomical, and self-fluorine coating for the patient or a professional because it takes more than 30 minutes of procedure, but in the long run a few days a day Since it must be used regularly, modern people have forgotten or have a situation that cannot be effective, causing problems.

The present invention provides a dental fluorine coating device and a method for coating a fluorine ion in a short time with a microcurrent amount (pulse wavelength) to the expert fluorine coating method more simple, in order to solve the above problems. To do that.

1 is a detailed view of the fluorine coating device of the present invention

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the fluorine coating device applicator of the present invention

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum terminal and cotton of the fluorine coating device applicator of the present invention

4 is a circuit diagram used in the fluorine coating apparatus of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

Applicator (1), Aluminum (-) terminal (2), Applicator cover (3), Cotton (4), (+) terminal (5),

Central controller (6), power switch (10), timer (11), current regulator (12),

Operation switch 13, liquid crystal panel 14, constant current circuit 21, main controller 89C51 (22),

Reset circuit (23), timer circuit (24) for generating pulses of 100Hz, 10% DUTY CYCLE,

Analog To Digital circuit (25), LCD DISPLAY circuit (26) for current sensing,

VOICE circuit (27), power supply circuit for battery charging (28)

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an aluminum (-) terminal formed inside the applicator (Tray) in the form of a horseshoe, and inserting a cotton soaked with fluoride in the aluminum (-) terminal to the tooth After being covered with a tray, the ionized fluorine of the cotton moistened with a fluorine compound embedded in the applicator after forming an electric field with a small amount of electric current flowing through the human body after contacting a component having a positive terminal with a hand. A tooth fluorine coating device and method for continuously coating a tooth.

The device used in the present invention is operated by the instruction of the computer, the principle is that the microcurrent range of the human body is 25 ~ 100Hz, pulse frequency of 100Hz per minute after forming an electric field using the amount of microcurrent flowing in the human body It is a device that continuously energizes fluorine by applying energy to ionized fluorine and indicating the coating condition of E = 1 / 2eV ² .

A brief look at the reaction mechanism of ionized fluorine

_{Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (} OH) 2 + 2OF - → 10CaF 2 + 6HPO 4 + 2OH

Ca ₁₀ (PO ₄ ) ₆ (OH) ₂ + 19 SnF ₂ → 10CaF ₂ + 6Sn ₃ F ₃ PO ₄ + SnO.H ₂ O

_{Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (} OH) 2 + F - → CaF 2 + Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 F

It can be seen that the ionized fluorine in the cotton impregnated with the fluorine compound is replaced with calcium fluoride.

The conventional method is to brush the teeth by diluting the fluoride material in water (rense_ method requires about 30 minutes of treatment from the outside as a group, but the present invention is a simple operation by a specialist to apply fluorine coating in about 4 minutes. That's how you can complete it.

In addition, in the present invention, a computer in which all operations are set automatically is used, and the instructions of the computer are a constant current circuit, a main controller 89C51 and a reset circuit, a timer circuit for generating a pulse of 100 Hz, 10% duty cycle, and an analog toner for current sensing. Using a circuit consisting of a digital circuit, an LCD display circuit, a VOICE circuit, and a power circuit for battery charging, the expert simply inserts the device of the present invention into the tooth with a simple operation to switch the device and examine the device and the operator. It's an easy device to do.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples.

Example 1

After diluting the fluorine compound (12% NaF) with distillation, and inserting cotton into a horseshoe-type tray which is a tooth type with a built-in aluminum terminal,

Inject the diluted fluorine compound prepared as described above using a dropper into the cotton, and then cover the teeth with the applicator (Tray), hold the (+) pole terminal in your hand, After forming electric field using current of 25 ~ 100Hz, apply pulse energy of ionized fluorine to pulse frequency of 100Hz in 1 minute, and fluorine is continuously and actively centered for 4 minutes with E = 1 / 2eV ² force. The fluorine coating was performed using the control apparatus 6.

Example

After diluting the fluorine compound (12% NaF) with distillation, and inserting cotton into a horseshoe-type tray which is a tooth type with a built-in aluminum terminal,

Inject the diluted fluorine compound prepared as described above using a dropper into the cotton, and then cover the teeth with the applicator (Tray), hold the (+) pole terminal in your hand, After forming electric field using current amount of 25 ~ 100Hz, fluorine is applied to teeth using central controller 6 with the force of E = 1 / 2eV ² by applying energy to ionized fluorine compound with pulse frequency of 100Hz in 1 minute. Was continuously and fluorine coated for 4 minutes.

Fast for 30 minutes after conduct.

Experimental Example

In the experimental group of 7 ~ 9 years old children, 27% dental caries prevention effect was observed for 1 year compared to the control group, 37% dental caries prevention effect was observed for 2 years. % Prevented dental caries.

When explaining the present invention with reference to the drawings as follows.

1 is a detailed view of the fluorine coating device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a detailed view of the fluorine coating device applicator of the present invention, Figure 3 is an aluminum terminal and cotton cross-sectional view of the fluorine coating device applicator of the present invention, Figure 4 is The circuit diagram used in the fluorine coating apparatus is shown, and the applicator (1), aluminum (-) terminal (2), applicator cover (3), cotton (4), (+) terminal (5), central control unit (6), power switch 10, timer 11, current regulator 12, operation switch 13, liquid crystal panel 14, constant current circuit 21, main controller 89C51 (22), reset circuit 23 ), Timer circuit 24 to make pulse of 100Hz, 10% duty cycle, analog to digital circuit for current sensing (25), LCD display circuit (26), VOICE circuit (27) and power circuit for battery charging ( 28).

Looking at the structure, as shown in Figure 1, the central control unit 6, the applicator 1 is a (-) pole configured by a wire connected to the central control unit 6, and is connected to another wire, the user It is composed of (+) terminals (5) which are electrically connected to hold the hands of the ions to ionize fluorine compounds.

The central controller 6 includes a power switch 10 at one lower side, a timer 11 formed at a right side of the power switch 10, a current regulator 12 formed at a right side of the timer 11, An operation switch 13 formed on the right side of the current regulator 12, a liquid crystal panel 14 formed on one side of the central controller 6, the central controller 6, the applicator 1, The wire connecting the aluminum (-) terminal (2), and the power of the central control unit (6) uses a battery,

Referring to Fig. 2, the applicator 1 is shown. The cover 3 of the applicator 1, which is a PP material in the form of a hoof of horses, and the aluminum (-) terminal 2 installed in the applicator 1, ), A cotton (4) moistened with a fluorine compound formed on top of the aluminum (-) terminal (2), and a power source formed on one side of the applicator (1) and connected to the central controller (6), ,

Fig. 3 shows an internal cross-sectional view of the applicator, showing the aluminum (-) terminal 2 and the cotton 3,

The entire circuit as shown in FIG. 4 used in the present invention includes a constant current circuit 21, a main controller 89C51 (22) and a reset circuit 23, a timer circuit 24 for generating a pulse of 100 Hz, 10% duty cycle, and current sensing. The analog to digital circuit 25, the LCD display circuit 26, the VOICE circuit 27 and the power circuit for battery charging 28 and the like will be described in detail as follows.

First, the constant current circuit is a device for outputting a constant current (constant current circuit) (21).

OPAMP acts as a device for outputting a constant current, and is a typical constant current circuit using the characteristic that the amplification stops when the voltage at both input terminals is the same. The output current is determined as the voltage on pin 3. Current,

Iout (amp) = Vin / R13 = Vin (volt) / 1K (obm)

Is determined. J3 (HEADER1X2) is connected to the output terminal and comes into contact with human body.

Second, the timer circuit 24 for generating pulses of 100HZ, 10% DUTY CYCLE is a circuit that sets a pulse of 100Hz at a Duty Rate of 10% to drive current in a pulsed manner, using a general-purpose timer chip 555. The transistor input is designed to be pulsed only when there is an input connected to the microcontroller, and the timer output is connected to the input 3 of the OPAMP in the constant current circuit 21 by connecting the variable resistor (R11). Here, the variable resistor is to adjust the output current,

Third, the analog to digital circuit 25 for current sensing is an analog to digital converting circuit for measuring current. The analog to digital circuit is used to convert an analog signal into a digital signal used in a controller. The ADC0804 chip is used here. The 8-bit signal up to DB7 is connected to P 0.0 ~ P 0.7 of the controller, and the LEVEL CONVERTING part in the middle is the part that amplifies the weak voltage so that the ADC0804 can write. The current flow is the constant current circuit (21). R13 of the voltage goes into the AD CONVERTING through the LEVEL CONVERTING circuit, an analog to digital converting circuit for current measurement,

Fourth, the LCD display 26 is a circuit for driving the LCD, U1 is the LCD, U8 and U9 is an 8-bit latch and serves to transfer the data of the controller to the LCD.

Fifth, the VOICE circuit 27 is a circuit of the ISD1240N which is a voice chip with a 20 second recording and playback function, and an address pin that selects a specific part between 0 and 20 seconds from A3 to A6, which is selected, and then to the / PLAY LEVEL pin. When the input comes in, the part is played back. The part connected to the controller is composed of 5 lines of address 4 bits and / PLAY LEVEL, and the RECORDING part is a circuit developed as a part for recording voice. .

Sixth, the main controller 89C51 (22) is an 89C51 main controller, which functions as an LCD display, current display, voice control, and timer control.

The seventh power circuit 28 uses U15 (7805) to make 5V used in the apparatus and system of the present invention, and a voltage of about 20-30V is required to supply a constant current to the human body with high resistance. Therefore, it is U16 (TL497) which is a switching constant voltage chip, which can be used as STEP DOWN which makes the output voltage lower than the input voltage and STEP UP which makes the output voltage higher. Was used.

The U14's LM317 is used to charge Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries, and if the battery is charged at a constant voltage, the current flows less as the rechargeable battery is charged, which requires more time to fully charge the battery. Flows to shorten the charging time. However, since there is no function to stop the charge, you must stop the charge after a certain time.

As described above, the present invention is harmless to the human body by using the same pulse wave as the microcurrent flowing through the human body, and a large number of fluorine coatings can be performed even in a short time, and the fluorine film by the continuous coating prevents tooth decay. There is a contributing effect.

Claims (5)

In the tooth fluorine coating method, after forming an electric field through a microcurrent flowing through the human body, the tooth fluorine coating characterized in that the fluorine is continuously coated on the teeth by applying energy to the ionized fluorine using the fine pulse wavelength Way. The method of claim 1, after diluting the fluorine compound in distillation, and then inserting the cotton into a horseshoe-shaped tray which is a tooth-shaped embedded aluminum (-) terminal, Inject the diluted fluorine compound prepared as described above using a dropper into the cotton, and then cover the teeth with the applicator (Tray), and then hold the (+) pole terminal in your hand so that the human body's microcurrent range is 25 ~ After the electric field is formed by using the current amount of 100Hz, the fluorine coating is continuously applied for 4 minutes continuously with the force of E = 1 / 2eV ² by applying energy to the ionized fluorine compound at 100Hz pulse frequency. Tooth fluorine coating method characterized in that. In the tooth fluorine coating apparatus, a cover 3 of a horseshoe shaped applicator 1 in the form of a tooth, an aluminum (-) terminal 2 provided in the applicator 1, and a cotton immersed with a fluorine compound 4 ), A (+) terminal (5) for conducting electricity to ionize the fluorine compound in the user's hand, a central controller (6) with a circuit for controlling the devices, and the central controller (6). ) And a wire connecting the applicator (1) and the aluminum (-) terminal (2). According to claim 3, wherein the central control unit 6 has a power switch 10 on the lower side, a timer 11 formed on the right side of the power switch 10, and a current regulator formed on the right side of the timer 11 12, the operation switch 13 formed on the right side of the current regulator 12, the liquid crystal panel 14 formed on one side of the upper part of the central control unit 6, and the central control unit 6 and coating Fluorine coating device, characterized in that consisting of a wire connecting the (1) and aluminum (-) terminal (2). The circuit of claim 3, wherein the circuit includes a constant current circuit, a main controller 89C51 and a reset circuit, a timer circuit for generating a pulse of 100 Hz, 10% duty cycle, an analog to digital circuit for current sensing, an LCD display circuit, a VOICE circuit, and a battery charging. Tooth fluorine coating device, characterized in that consisting of a power circuit for.