KR20210050371A - A mouthpiece to moisturize the oral mucosa - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mouthpiece for moisturizing the oral mucosa, and more particularly, to a mouthpiece for moisturizing the oral mucosa which is mounted on the maxillary dentition and is provided with a storage space for storing artificial saliva, and thus can improve dry mouth by supplying moisture to the oral cavity of a patient who experiences severe dry mouth during sleep due to decreased function of the salivary glands, by artificial saliva ejection generated due to pressure caused by the meshing of upper and lower molars. The mouthpiece includes a support part, a pressure deformation part, and a palatal contact part.

Description

Mouthpiece for humidifying oral mucosa{A MOUTHPIECE TO MOISTURIZE THE ORAL MUCOSA}

The present invention relates to a mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, and more particularly, a storage space in which artificial saliva is stored and mounted on the maxillary dentition is provided, and artificial saliva is discharged by pressure due to the engagement of the upper and lower molars to reduce the function of the salivary gland. It relates to a mouthpiece for humidifying oral mucosa that can improve dry mouth by supplying moisture to the mouth of a patient who has severe dry mouth during sleep.

Dry mouth is a symptom of drying of the oral mucosa. It is generally caused by insufficiency of the salivary glands, but can also be caused by conditions that are not directly related to salivary gland function, such as dehydration and psychological factors.

In particular, in the case of drugs such as high blood pressure treatment or mental illness treatment, long-term use may cause dry mouth, and even when radiation treatment on the face and neck due to diseases such as head and neck malignancies, the function of the salivary glands decreases, resulting in dry mouth. This can occur, and it can be caused by a blockage or disease in the salivary glands due to the formation of stones in the tube where saliva flows from the salivary glands.

Due to this dry mouth, a feeling of dryness is felt in the oral cavity and the throat, making it difficult to eat or swallow, and pain in the tongue or mucous membranes in the mouth may appear.

In addition, patients with dry mouth symptoms have to wake up frequently and wet their mouths with water due to the occurrence of dry mouth even during sleep, which leads to poor quality of life as they cannot sleep well.

In order to solve this problem, conventionally, drug administration and artificial saliva spray have been developed, but it can be used during the day, but it is difficult to use during sleep, so there is a problem that dry mouth is worsened.

And there is a conventional technology that can supply moisture when the mouth is dry by attaching it to the teeth for sports, but in the case of such a conventional technology, it is a technology that pressurizes using the tongue so that water is discharged. Since it is intended to be used by the user in the state, it is difficult for the user to discharge water using the tongue in the sleeping state, and there was also a problem in that it was impossible to take a good night's sleep in that it was necessary to wake up and use it in order to use it.

KR 10-1822179 B1

The present invention was conceived in consideration of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to prevent the use of drugs or sprays repeatedly occurring in order to relieve the dry state of the oral cavity during sleep, but to pressurize the upper and lower molars during sleep of the user. It is to provide a mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa through which artificial saliva is discharged.

According to a feature for achieving the object as described above, the support portion disposed around the outer upper jaw row; A pressure deformation portion formed at a location where the upper and lower teeth meet each other, and a storage space in which artificial saliva is stored is formed at a location where the upper and lower molars meet, and elastically deformed by pressure by the upper and lower molars; And a palatal contact part connected to the pressure deformation part to be convex toward the palate, a saliva transfer path connected to the storage space formed therein, and a discharge hole through which the artificial saliva can be discharged. Includes.

At this time, the thickness of the storage space is formed relatively larger than the thickness of the saliva transfer path, the storage space is formed extending along the molars, and the storage space and the saliva transfer path are connected at the rear molars.

In addition, a plurality of discharge holes are formed above the palatal contact portion.

On the other hand, the size of the discharge holes formed in plurality may be formed to increase in size from the lower end of the palatal contact portion toward the upper end.

In addition, the pressure deformation portion is made of an elastic material so that it can be elastically restored after deformation, and is formed to protrude from the bottom of the palatal contact portion, but when it touches the palate, it is partially compressed so that the artificial saliva discharged from the discharge hole passes into the airways. Airway penetration prevention unit may be further included that can prevent it.

According to the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa of the present invention, artificial saliva is stored in the storage space of the elastically deformed pressure deformation unit, and a plurality of discharge holes through which the artificial saliva can be discharged are formed in the palatal contact portion, so that the upper and lower molars of the user The artificial saliva stored in the storage space is pressurized by the action of contacting the liver and discharged to the palate, thereby preventing the oral cavity from drying out.

In addition, according to the present invention, artificial saliva is discharged as the pressure deformation part is pressed through the user's unconscious movement of the oral cavity due to the dry mouth during sleep, thereby eliminating the dry mouth phenomenon, so that the user can eliminate the dry mouth phenomenon. In order to avoid having to wake up during sleep, there is an advantage in that the sleep rhythm can be continued.

1 is a perspective view showing a mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the bottom of the mouthpiece shown in Figure 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a shape in which artificial saliva is discharged from a discharge hole;
4 is a plan view showing a modified form of a discharge hole;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention is mounted,
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a mouthpiece formed with an airway penetration prevention part for preventing artificial saliva from passing into the airways according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the bottom of the mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a shape in which artificial saliva is discharged from a discharge hole. 4 is a plan view showing a modified form of a discharge hole, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention is mounted.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a mouthpiece formed with an airway penetration prevention part for preventing artificial saliva from passing into the airways according to the present invention.

As shown, the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa according to the present invention is largely composed of a support portion 10, a pressure deformation portion 20, and a palatal contact portion 30.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the support part 10 is arranged around the outer periphery of the maxillary tooth row, and plays a main role in allowing the mouthpiece device according to the present invention to be mounted on the tooth.

Accordingly, the support portion 10 is not formed in a direction perpendicular to the pressure deformation portion 20 to be described later, but is formed to be inclined toward the inside at a predetermined angle, but is preferably made of a material having elasticity.

It is formed to be inclined in this way, but is made of elastic material, so that it can be mounted to be varied according to the size of the mouth that is different for each user. As it is restored to its original position due to its nature, the support part 10 is in close contact with the tooth so that the device cannot be removed.

And it is preferable to be made of a soft material such as a silicone material to reduce the feeling of foreign objects in the mouth due to the support part 10 when the mouthpiece device according to the present invention is mounted.

The pressure deformation part 20 is formed at a location where the upper and lower teeth meet, but elastically deformed by the pressure by the upper and lower molars, and the artificial saliva 21a is stored therein at the location where the upper and lower molars meet. The storage space 21 is formed.

In this case, the storage space 21 is formed along the molars, as shown in FIG. 2, and the storage space 21 and a saliva transfer path 31 to be described later are connected at the rear molars.

The reason for this is that when the user lies down while the mouthpiece device according to the present invention is mounted, the artificial saliva 21a is concentrated in the storage space 21 to the rear molar part, so that the connected part is connected from the front. In this case, it is preferable that the artificial saliva (21a), which is directed to the rear, is difficult to move along the saliva transfer path (31) or does not reach the palate due to insufficient pressure even if it is moved, so it is preferable to be connected at the rear molar part.

In addition, the thickness of the storage space 21 must be formed relatively larger than the thickness of the saliva transfer path 31 to be described later, which is when a user is sleeping while the mouth is closed, and sufficient pressure is applied to the storage space 21. The artificial saliva 21a may be transferred along the saliva transfer path 31, and a specific reason for this will be described later.

The palatal contact portion 30 is connected to the pressure deformation portion 20 to be convex toward the palate, and a saliva transfer path 31 connected to the storage space 21 is formed therein.

At this time, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a plurality of discharge holes 32 are formed on the upper part of the palatal contact part 30, and discharged from the storage space 21 through the discharge holes 32 The artificial saliva 21a moved along the saliva transfer path 31 is discharged toward the palate.

These discharge holes 32 may have different diameters. As shown in FIG. 4, the size of the discharge holes 32 increases from the lower end of the palatal contact part 30 toward the upper end. It can be formed gradually larger.

As a plurality of discharge holes 32 are formed in the palatal contact part 30, the pressure decreases as the artificial saliva 21a is discharged through the discharge hole 32, so that the pressure decreases to the upper end of the palatal contact part 30. Pressure to increase the artificial saliva 21a must be formed, and as described above, the discharge holes 32 located at the bottom are formed to have a relatively small diameter so that a minimum pressure loss occurs so that the artificial saliva 21a can be increased continuously. The saliva 21a rises toward the top, and a larger amount of artificial saliva (21a) than the amount of artificial saliva 21a discharged from the discharge hole 32 at the bottom through the discharge hole 32 having a relatively large diameter at the top ( 21a) can be discharged.

In addition, as a large amount of artificial saliva 21a is discharged through the discharge hole 32 formed at the top, while flowing downward, it has the effect of moistening the dry palate, and a small amount of artificial saliva in the discharge hole 32 at the bottom. As (21a) is discharged, there is an effect of preventing the artificial saliva 21a from passing to the airways due to the discharge of a large amount of artificial saliva 21a near the uvula.

The mouthpiece according to the present invention is mounted on the maxillary tooth row as shown in FIG. 5, and the user feels dryness in an unconscious state while entering the sleep by wearing it before sleep, so that the user instinctively moves the oral cavity. Pressure is applied to the pressure deformation part 20 by the contact of the lower jaw teeth, and the artificial saliva 21a is discharged through the discharge hole 32, thereby eliminating dryness.

On the other hand, as an additional configuration to prevent the artificial saliva (21a) from passing to the airway, the airway penetration prevention portion 33 is formed to protrude from the lower end of the palatal contact portion 30.

The airway penetration prevention part 33 is formed to protrude from the lower end of the palatal contact part 30, and is partially compressed when it touches the palate to prevent the artificial saliva 21a discharged from the discharge part from passing into the airways. I can.

It is preferable that the airway penetration prevention part 33 is made of a material that can be pressed by contact with the soft palate, and can be adhered by saliva.

Since the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, various equivalents that can replace them at the time of application It should be understood that there may be variations and variations.

10: support
20: pressurized deformation unit 21: storage space 21a: artificial saliva
30: palatal contact portion 31: saliva transfer path 32: discharge hole
33: airway penetration prevention unit

Claims (7)

A support portion 10 disposed around the outer maxillary tooth row;
It is formed at a location where the maxillary and mandibular teeth meet each other, and a storage space 21 in which artificial saliva 21a is stored is formed at the location where the upper and lower molars meet, and is elastic by pressure from the upper and lower molars. A pressure deformation unit 20 that is deformed; And
It is connected to the pressure deformation part 20 to be convex toward the palate, and a saliva transfer path 31 connected to the storage space 21 is formed therein, and the artificial saliva 21a is discharged at the top. Mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, comprising: a palatal contact portion 30 in which the discharge hole 32 is formed. The method of claim 1,
Mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, characterized in that the thickness of the storage space (21) is formed relatively larger than the thickness of the saliva transfer path (31). The method of claim 1,
The storage space (21) is formed extending along the molar, and the storage space (21) and the saliva transfer path (31) are connected to the rear molar portion of the mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa. The method of claim 1,
The mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, characterized in that a plurality of the discharge holes (32) are formed on the palatal contact portion (30). The method of claim 4,
Mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, characterized in that the size of the plurality of discharge holes 32 is increased as it moves from the lower end of the palatal contact portion 30 toward the upper end. The method of claim 1,
The pressure deformation unit 20 is a mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, characterized in that made of an elastic material to be elastically restored after deformation. The method of claim 1,
An airway penetration prevention part 33 that protrudes from the lower end of the palatal contact part 30 and is partially compressed when touching the palate to prevent the artificial saliva discharged from the discharge hole 32 from passing into the airways. Mouthpiece for humidifying the oral mucosa, characterized in that it further comprises.

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