TW202026036A - Oral care appliance for improving oral health and tooth whitening - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an oral care appliance, which comprises: a thin layer, which is durable for occlusion and made of human-acceptable materials and is provided with a plurality of holes on the surface; and, a functional unit containing a solid gas source, an activator, a catalyst, a negative oxygen ions supply material, and a solid acid that are all enclosed in the thin layer to be prevented from escape from the plurality of holes and used for absorbing moisture for generating ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions, and oxygen. The gas may pass the plurality of holes to be released to the oral cavity and acted in the sealed oral environment. The present invention further provides a novel oral care appliance for improving oral health and tooth whitening.

Description

Oral health supplies

The invention belongs to the field of oral health care, and relates to an oral health care product and its application for providing ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions and oxygen to the oral cavity to whiten teeth and kill harmful bacteria in the oral cavity to improve oral diseases.

Yellow teeth and oral-related diseases have always been common problems in daily life. Although traditional teeth whitening in dentist clinics can achieve excellent teeth whitening results, it is not only necessary to make an appointment at the clinic, but also may cause discomfort during the process. For the client, it is expensive and time-consuming. On the other hand, although generally commercially available tooth whitening products can be used at home, in order to achieve better results, it is often necessary to apply whitening gel on the teeth, and it must be done during the daytime. Or sleep wear, although there are also external or handheld products that can target teeth by penetrating into the oral cavity, but it is still inconvenient to use, and the effect is not as effective as the whitening of the clinic; whether it is in the clinic or at home, the current Teeth whitening methods and related products still have room for improvement in terms of price, convenience to life, or effectiveness.

The use of ozone to sterilize the oral cavity is a common method of dental health care and improvement of periodontal disease. However, the same as the above-mentioned dental whitening clinic treatment and home products, it also has the disadvantages of expensive, time-consuming, or inconvenient; and teeth whitening and improvement Periodontal disease is also often treated in two ways. Therefore, if there are requirements for these two at the same time, it is often impossible to parallelize, so it takes two time and money. This is also the area that needs to be improved in technology.

The current inventions and creations related to teeth whitening or oral health care are listed as follows: Bottom: Taiwan Patent No. TW I610663, about a mouthpiece and its use method, through the light emitting device or heater on the mouthpiece to achieve teeth whitening, desensitization or treatment of gum disease; however, this method needs to pass through The external power cord acts on the oral cavity through the light-emitting and radiator in the mouth. Regardless of the inconvenience and uncomfortable use, and the high irritation caused by physical application to the oral cavity, there is still room for improvement.

Taiwan Patent No. TW M322237, this creation is to provide an electric toothbrush with an ozone generator, which can achieve the functions of sterilization, deodorization, bleaching of teeth, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification. Therefore, the electric toothbrush is used as the main body, so it must be charged and charged in advance. Hand-held use, convenience and comfort still need to be improved.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of expensive, time-consuming, inconvenient, uncomfortable and other related products or treatments related to tooth whitening and gas sterilization to improve oral related diseases, the inventor of the present case, therefore, how to provide a simple, efficient, Comfortable, all-in-one functional products are the problem to be solved by the present invention.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the inventor of the present case provides an oral health care product, which includes: a thin layer, which is a material acceptable to the human body that is resistant to occlusion, and has a plurality of small holes on the surface; and a functional unit that includes a solid oxygen source and an activation The agent, a catalyst, a material for supplying negative oxygen ions, and a solid acid are coated in the thin layer, which will not escape from the multiple small holes, and will utilize and absorb water to generate ozone, active oxygen, and negative Oxygen ions and oxygen; these gases are released to the oral cavity through the plurality of small holes, and then act in the closed environment of the oral cavity.

For the purpose of the invention, the thin layer can be hard or soft.

In order to achieve the purpose of the present invention, the functional unit may further include a polymer material.

In order to achieve the purpose of the invention, the oral health care product can be directly mouthed, wrapped in a sheath for use, or installed in a containing portion of an external filter; when installed in the external filter When in the accommodating part, the oral health product does not directly contact the oral cavity, and generates the gas through the reaction of adding water or saliva, and the gas then passes through a gas connecting channel to act on the oral cavity.

The present invention also provides a novel oral health product for improving oral health and teeth whitening, wherein improving oral health includes improving bad breath, improving periodontal disease, oral inflammation and ulcers.

The oral health product of the present invention combines the all-in-one functions of tooth whitening and improvement of oral diseases, and because it does not need to be connected to an external pipeline, and has no charging limit, the range of movement will not be limited during use, and only need Mouth or bite is enough. It is suitable for home and outing use. It is convenient and improves the inconvenience, uncomfortable and complicated use steps of related previous products.

The invention uses tightly closed lips or teeth to create a closed space in the oral cavity, increases the gas concentration of ozone, active oxygen, and negative oxygen ions, eliminates anaerobic bacteria and periodontal bacteria, and provides oxygen to the oral mucosal tissue to improve sterilization and whitening. Compared with the conventional ozone electric toothbrush, the oral cavity is open during use, which causes the ozone to escape and cannot maintain the defect of high concentration. The present invention uses the improvement of the appliance composition to create a closed space and achieve a breakthrough in efficacy. In addition to periodontal disease, it also has the effect of improving oral diseases, and the application level is more extensive than related previous products.

In addition, the functional unit of the present invention can use moisture to generate ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions, oxygen and other gases, and can further include water-absorbing polymer materials, which can accelerate the supply of gas by absorbing oral cavity or external moisture. Generate the required water, thereby improving the reaction efficiency and avoiding the accumulation of saliva, improving the efficiency of use.

1‧‧‧Oral health products

11‧‧‧Thin layer

12‧‧‧Functional Unit

2‧‧‧Jacket

3‧‧‧External filter

31‧‧‧Containing Department

32‧‧‧Gas connection channel

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the oral health product.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the oral health product being filled in a sheath.

Figure 3a is a perspective view of the oral cavity when the oral health product is in use.

Figure 3b is a perspective view of the oral cavity when the oral health care product is wrapped in the sheath.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the oral cavity when the oral health product is installed on an external filter in use.

The present invention is illustrated by the following embodiments, but the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments. The following describes the actual use of the oral health product. However, the equivalent implementation without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention Or changes should be included in the patent scope of this case.

As shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides an oral health care product, which can release ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions and oxygen in a closed environment of the oral cavity by interacting with moisture, using the aforementioned ozone, active oxygen, and negative oxygen The high bactericidal ability of ions can eliminate anaerobic bacteria or periodontal bacteria, and provide oxygen to the oral mucosal tissues, improve oral health, and achieve the effect of teeth whitening. The structure of the oral health care product will be further described below.

The oral health care product includes: a thin layer 11, which is a bite-resistant material acceptable to the human body, with a plurality of small holes on the surface; and a functional unit 12, including a solid oxygen source, an activator, a catalyst, and a supply The negative oxygen ion material and a solid acid are coated in the thin layer and will not escape from the plurality of small holes. By using and absorbing water, ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions and oxygen are generated; The gases are released to the oral cavity through the plurality of small holes, and then act in the closed environment of the oral cavity.

The thin layer used to cover the functional unit can be hard or soft, or hard A combination of soft and soft. If it is hard, the material will be fine and does not hurt the oral cavity. If it is soft, it can be any flexible and breathable material, preferably with good water absorption. In a preferred embodiment, the material can be silicon Glue or silicone.

The functional unit 12 can be filled in the oral health care product in powder, granular, gel or liquid form, with a pH between 6.5 and 7.5, and will not irritate the oral cavity or cause harm. Moisture works together to generate ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions and oxygen. The moisture can be saliva, oral moisture or additional moisture. An additional polymer material can be added to absorb and retain moisture to provide reaction It is necessary to increase the aforementioned gas generation rate and avoid the accumulation of saliva. The gas is released into the oral cavity through the plurality of small holes, and then acts in the closed environment of the oral cavity.

The solid oxygen source can be peroxides and percarbonates. With the assistance of the catalyst and the activator, the reaction rate can be accelerated. The activator is an acyl compound, which can be selected from tetraacetyl ethylene diamine ( TAED), sodium nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate (NOBS), tetraacetyl glycoluril, pentaacetyl glucose, N-acetyl phthalimide, 1-acetyl ethyl benzoate, A group consisting of triacetoxyethanolamine and nonylacetoxyphenate sulfonate, the catalyst is catalase.

The negative oxygen ion supply material can be tourmaline (tourmaline).

The solid acid can be solid citric acid, solid lactic acid, solid oxalic acid, solid hydrochloric acid, solid phytic acid or solid silicic acid.

The polymer material can be a super absorbent polymer, or other absorbent materials.

In order to achieve a better effect, the mass ratio of the activator to the solid oxygen source is 0.5:100-10:100; wherein the mass ratio of the catalyst to the solid oxygen source is 0.5:100-5:100.

The following reaction formula is the mechanism for the functional unit to supply oxygen, ozone, active oxygen, and negative oxygen ions: First, the oxygen supply reaction formula. When the solid oxygen source is peroxide, the reaction formula is 2XO ₂ +2H ₂ O→2X( OH) ₂ +O ₂ (X is calcium, magnesium) or 2Y ₂ O ₂ +2H ₂ O→4Y(OH)+O ₂ (X is sodium, potassium)

When the solid oxygen source is percarbonate, including sodium percarbonate and calcium percarbonate, the reaction formula is 2Na ₂ CO ₃ . H ₂ O ₂ +2H ₂ O→2Na ₂ CO ₃ +4H ₂ O+O ₂ or 2CaCO ₃ . H ₂ O ₂ +2H ₂ O→2CaCO ₃ +4H ₂ O+O ₂

The following is a mechanism of active oxygen supplied, active oxygen and oxygen-containing molecules chemically active, because the presence of unpaired electrons, highly reactive chemicals, including hydrogen superoxide (HOO ^-), hydroperoxy radicals ( ... HOO), hydrogen, and oxygen radicals (the HO), superoxide anion (O2 ^-), etc., by the following reaction scheme hydrogen peroxide, reacts with oxygen in the supply of raw materials or intermediates: Scheme of ^{_{H 2 O 2 + OH - →}} HOO - + H 2 O

Further, the hydrogen peroxide anion is a nucleophile, may lead to formation of hydrogen peroxide radical; reaction is ^{_{HOO - + H 2 O 2 →}} HOO. +HO. + OH ^-

Among them, the combination of the aforementioned oxygen and active oxygen, or the acceleration of the reaction through tourmaline, can generate negative oxygen ions.

The following mechanism is supplied ozone, the ozone is generated by the reaction of oxygen and reactive oxygen species effect, reaction is O ₂ + O ^-. (The above-mentioned active oxygen products are generated by collision reaction)→O ₃

In addition to being directly contained in the mouth, the oral health care product can be further inserted into a sheath opening, fixed in the sheath, and applied to the oral cavity. The sheath can be of any shape and has a breathable structure; one of the implementations For example, the sheath can be made into a tooth patch, which can target the tooth through one side The surface is breathable to improve the effect of tooth whitening; in another embodiment, it can also be made as a brace and embedded on the teeth. According to the priority of teeth whitening or oral health care, it can be used for teeth, oral cavity or both sides. Air permeability can be adjusted accordingly; in another embodiment, it can also be made as a dental articulator. The user can bite a U-shaped structure containing the functional unit to achieve the effect of this case; wherein the oral health product or the protective The set can be combined with edible ingredients, or the mouth can release the taste, to refresh, enhance the taste, or enhance the fragrance in the mouth.

In addition to having direct oral function, the oral health product can also be installed in a receiving portion of an external filter, and fixed in the receiving portion by inserting it into an opening or a detachable inserting card slot. It reacts with external water or saliva and oral water vapor to generate these gases. These gases then pass through a gas connecting channel and act on the oral cavity. In order to enhance the oral health and tooth whitening effects of the external filter, except for the gas connecting channel Outside the opening of the external filter, the external filter does not have other holes for gas to enter and exit; the external filter has no limitation in appearance, and can be in the shape of a nipple, pipe, cigarette, popsicle, etc.

In order to observe the effects of the oral health products of the present invention on teeth whitening and sterilization, 50 subjects with oral diseases (inflammation or ulcers and periodontal disease) and yellow teeth were asked to take the oral health products, Use the oral health care product sheath inside the mouth, or the external use filter with the oral health care product inside the bite, and use it for half an hour a day for one week. Finally, fill in the efficacy questionnaire and the statistical results are as follows Table 1

The results show that the oral health product of the present invention, no matter what form it is used in, is effective in terms of diseases related to bacterial infections such as bad breath, periodontal disease, oral inflammation or ulceration, and tooth whitening; during the wearing process , Subjects can freely perform other activities without restrictions, and only need to use for half an hour a day for a week to be effective, breaking through the space limitations and poor comfort of the traditional teeth whitening or oral disease treatments in the past , Insufficient effectiveness, or inability to integrate multiple functions into one.

Because ozone and active oxygen have bactericidal effects, and the oral health product of the present invention can act on the oral cavity in a sealed manner for a long time, with a concentration of 0.1 ppm. In order to improve the use effect, water can be sprayed in advance to accelerate the release of these gases, and The high concentration effect can be maintained by closing the teeth and lips, so in addition to teeth whitening and periodontal disease, it is also suitable for oral related diseases, by killing infections Bacteria, thereby improving symptoms.

The above detailed description is a specific description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, but the embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or modification that does not deviate from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in this case. The scope of patents.

The above-mentioned multiple functions are in fact fully in line with the statutory patent requirements for novelty and advancement. An application is filed in accordance with the law. I implore your bureau to approve this invention patent application to encourage invention.

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Claims (19)

An oral health care product, comprising: a thin layer, a material acceptable to the human body that is resistant to occlusion, with a plurality of small holes on the surface; and a functional unit, including a solid oxygen source, an activator, a catalyst, and a supply of negative oxygen The ionic material and a solid acid are coated in the thin layer and will not escape from the multiple small holes, but will utilize and absorb water to generate ozone, active oxygen, negative oxygen ions and oxygen; these gases pass The plurality of small holes are released into the oral cavity, and then act in the closed environment of the oral cavity. For the oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the material of the thin layer can be hard or soft. For the oral health product described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the material of the thin layer can be silica gel or silicone rubber. The oral health care product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the functional unit can be powder, granule, gel, or liquid. According to the first item of the patent application, the oral health product, wherein the solid oxygen source is selected from the group consisting of peroxides and percarbonates. The oral health product according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the peroxide is selected from the group consisting of calcium peroxide, magnesium peroxide, sodium peroxide, and potassium peroxide. The oral health product according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the percarbonate is selected from the group consisting of sodium percarbonate and calcium percarbonate. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the oral health product, wherein the activator is an acyl compound. The oral health product according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the acyl compound is selected from It consists of tetraacetyl ethylenediamine (TAED), sodium nonyloxybenzene sulfonate (NOBS), tetraacetylglycoluril, pentaacetyl glucose, N-acetylphthalimide, 1- Acetyl ethyl benzoate, triacetyl ethanolamine and nonyl acetophenate sulfonate. The oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the catalyst is catalase. For the oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the material for supplying negative oxygen ions is tourmaline (tourmaline). According to the first item of the patent application, the solid acid is selected from the group consisting of solid citric acid, solid lactic acid, solid oxalic acid, solid hydrochloric acid, solid phytic acid and solid silicic acid. For the oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the functional unit may further include a polymer material. In the oral health care product described in item 13 of the scope of patent application, the polymer material is a super absorbent polymer. For example, the oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application can be directly mouthed or coated in a sheath for use. For the oral health product described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, the sheath has a breathable structure. For example, the oral health product described in item 1 of the scope of patent application can be installed in a accommodating part of an external filter. The oral health product does not directly contact the oral cavity and reacts with external water or saliva to produce these Gas, these gases then pass through a gas connecting channel and act on the oral cavity. An oral health product as shown in item 1 of the scope of patent application for improving oral health and teeth whitening, wherein improving oral health includes improving bad breath, improving periodontal disease, Mouth inflammation and ulcers. As stated in item 18 of the scope of patent application, the periodontal disease includes gingivitis and periodontitis.

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