RU2793938C1 - Gum massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine; dentistry.

SUBSTANCE: device is a closed hermetic flexible cylindrical shell made of elastic atraumatic material. There are at least two volumetric massage elements of a cylindrical shape inside the shell, adjacent to the shell with side surfaces and made with the possibility of rolling inside the shell. In this case, the outer surface of the shell is covered with rows of protrusions with a diameter and a height of 2±1 mm and arrangement density 4±1 protrusion per 1 cm².

EFFECT: improvement of blood circulation in periodontal tissues; elimination of swelling, elimination of the inflammatory process, elimination of bleeding gums, elimination of congestion in the gums, improvement of venous outflow, strengthening of the gums, desquamating effect, improvement of oral hygiene.

1 cl, 1 dwg

Description

The invention relates to medicine, namely to dentistry. This device can be used to massage the gums to prevent and treat inflammatory periodontal disease (IDD).

The relevance of this problem is due to the high prevalence of this disease. Thus, the prevalence of periodontal diseases in Russia, depending on age, ranges from 48.2% (at 12 years old) to 86.2% (at 44 years old), and reaches 100% by the age of 60-65 [1]. Currently, there is an increase in the incidence among the population of young and middle age. In addition, there has recently been an increase in the prevalence of periodontal diseases, which have an aggressive, almost continuously relapsing course, leading to tooth loss in the young working-age population [2,4].

Currently, physiotherapeutic methods of treatment are of undoubted interest in dental practice for the purpose of non-drug effects that can have an anti-inflammatory effect and improve blood circulation in periodontal tissues [2,3].

The authors found that in periodontal diseases, local hemodynamic disturbances are detected, which manifest themselves in the form of vasospasm, impaired venous outflow, and hypoxia. That is why the treatment of identified forms of periodontal disease in the early stages should include measures aimed at restoring this type of pathology, including physiotherapeutic methods of treatment, namely gum massage [4,5].

Massage has a beneficial effect on a wide range of important physiological processes. According to the authors, the neurogenic effect on the periodontium is realized through the neurovegetative regulation of regional blood circulation. When inflammatory processes occur, therapeutic massage restores blood circulation, activates the work of the nervous and autonomic systems at the regional level, affects biochemical intracellular reactions, favoring the speedy healing of damaged tissues [6,7].

Thus, the use of gum massage is a pathogenetically substantiated therapeutic measure in patients with CDD.

Of the known methods of gum massage, the most famous is finger massage. Its disadvantages are:

- the complexity of disinfection and sterilization;

- low efficiency of procedures, due to the smooth surface of the working field;

- possible injury to the gums with nails.

Currently, a device for massaging the gums is known (SU 1761143 A1 (ARTAMONOV V.A. et al.), 09/15/1992). Its disadvantages are:

- insufficient effectiveness of massage, since its outer surface is smooth;

- inconvenience of use, inside contains a lot of massage elements, which are unevenly distributed when squeezing it with your teeth;

The advantages of our gum massage device are:

- high efficiency, due to the uniform distribution of the massage effect along the entire gingival margin due to the presence of protrusions and massage elements that provide a massage effect;

- cleaning the surface of the teeth due to the mechanical action of the protrusions of the massager.

- hygienic application (washed with warm soapy water).

The problem to be solved by the use of our proposed device is the correction of microcirculatory disorders in periodontal tissues and their prevention.

The task is solved by the fact that this device is used daily in order to massage the gums in tech. 5-7 min.

The result of using the claimed device is: improved blood circulation in periodontal tissues; elimination of puffiness, elimination of the inflammatory process, elimination of bleeding gums, elimination of congestion in the gums, improvement of venous outflow, strengthening of the gums, desquamating effect, improvement of oral hygiene.

The solution of the problem is provided by the use of this device for gum massage. The gum massage device is distinguished by the fact that it is a closed, sealed flexible cylindrical shell made of elastic atraumatic material, inside which there are at least 2 volumetric massage elements that fit snugly against the shell, made with the possibility of rolling inside the shell, while the outer surface device for gum massage is covered with protrusions.

The gum massage device is a closed, airtight, flexible cylindrical shell 1.5*3±1 cm in size, inside which there are at least 2 massage elements made of a material with a low coefficient of friction or treated with a lubricant, for example, vaseline, possibly having cylindrical shape. The material of the device is silicone. The outer surface of the gum massage device is covered with protrusions with a diameter of 2±1 mm, a height of 2±1 mm, and a density of 4±1 protrusions per 1 cm ² . Massage elements have a cylindrical shape, the size of which is 1.5 * 2.5 ± 1 cm, covered with a lubricant on the outside. The sizes depend on the category of patients: children, adults and the size of the oral cavity. The drawing shows a device for gum massage (front view; side view in section ).

The lubricant provides the necessary glide in the oral cavity.

Clinical case:

Patient A, 21 years old. Diagnosis: Chronic catarrhal gingivitis. Associated diseases: none. Complaints about periodic bleeding of gums when brushing teeth, bad breath. Objectively: The mucous membrane in the area of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws is hyperemic, edematous, bleeds on probing, there are supra and subgingival dental deposits. On 3D computed tomography in the area of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws, there are no changes in the bone tissue. The treatment was carried out according to the proposed method.

Under infiltration anesthesia Sol. Ultracaini 4%-1.7 ml, supragingival and subgingival calculus was removed using an ultrasonic scaler. Medical treatment of the mucous membrane. The gum massager was then applied. The device is placed in the oral cavity in the area of the anterior teeth so that the teeth are approximately in the middle of the length of the device. Then the teeth are compressed, which stretches the shell, pinching it with the formation of two volumes, one of which is located on the outside of the teeth (between the lips and teeth), and the other on the inside (between the teeth and tongue).

The lower jaw makes rotational movements and movements to the right and left. In this case, there is a continuous redistribution (rolling) of 3 cylindrical massage elements that have a massage effect on the upper and lower gingival margins from the inner and outer sides.

After the massage in the specified zone, the device is moved with the help of a hand or by moving the jaw, first in one direction, then in the other. As the device moves towards the chewing teeth, the stretching of the shell increases. After the end of the gum massage, the device is removed from the oral cavity.

The patient was advised to:

1. Compliance with the rules of oral hygiene;

2. Carrying out gum massage daily 3 times a day for 5-7 minutes for 1 month.

The patient was invited for a second examination on the 7th and 14th days, after 1 month.

The patient improved clinical performance, the patient noted a decrease in hyperemia, bleeding on the third day.

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Claims (1)

A device for gum massage, which is a closed hermetic flexible cylindrical shell made of an elastic atraumatic material, inside which there are at least two volumetric massage elements of a cylindrical shape, adjacent to the shell with side surfaces and made with the possibility of rolling inside the shell, while the outer surface of the shell is covered with evenly spaced rows of protrusions with a diameter and height of 2±1 mm and a density of 4±1 protrusions per 1 cm ² .

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