WO2006018525A1 - Dental instrument for operating a bleaching device using chemical and electro-optic means - Google Patents

Dental instrument for operating a bleaching device using chemical and electro-optic means Download PDF

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WO2006018525A1
WO2006018525A1 PCT/FR2005/001911 FR2005001911W WO2006018525A1 WO 2006018525 A1 WO2006018525 A1 WO 2006018525A1 FR 2005001911 W FR2005001911 W FR 2005001911W WO 2006018525 A1 WO2006018525 A1 WO 2006018525A1
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    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/325—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for iontophoresis, i.e. transfer of media in ionic state by an electromotoric force into the body
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
    • A61C19/06—Implements for therapeutic treatment
    • A61C19/063—Medicament applicators for teeth or gums, e.g. treatment with fluorides
    • A61C19/066—Bleaching devices; Whitening agent applicators for teeth, e.g. trays or strips

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  • Dental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro-optical and chemical means
  • the present invention relates to a dental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro-optical and chemical means, particularly in the dental field for lightening teeth, comprising a generator / electric wave current, electrophoretic or electromagnetic wave controller of profile and / or variable modulation; means for transmitting this current to said teeth; means for creating a non-traumatic electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic field across the treated area, comprising electrodes and a conductive gel; means for containing said gel in contact with the poles and the body allowing the continuity of this field; active products involved for bleaching, sensitive to electrophoretic currents and contained in said gel; means for activating said products either by light or by heat.
  • This process involves in particular electrical currents or the like, in a humid environment, with the risk of creating a short circuit capable of annihilating the desired effects while being possibly undetectable. If it is possible through specific implementation equipment to avoid that such incidents occur during the process, it is not the same during the various operations conducted by the practitioner, if it It uses traditional instruments.
  • the dental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro ⁇ optical and chemical means, especially in the dental field for lightening teeth, comprising a electric wave, electrophoretic or electromagnetic wave generator / controller of profile and / or variable modulation; means for transmitting this current to said teeth; means for creating a non-traumatic electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic field across the treated area, comprising electrodes and a conductive gel; means for containing said gel in contact with the poles and the body allowing the continuity of this field; active products involved for bleaching, sensitive to electrophoretic currents and contained in said gel; means for activating said products, either by light or by heat, is essentially characterized in that it is designed so that at least its part other than that of gripping, that is to say the part intended for to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is electrically non-conductive.
  • At least the part other than that of gripping that is to say the part intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is made of an electrically non-conductive material.
  • Such a product may consist, without limitation, of a varnish, a wax, or a polymer or the like.
  • the covering of the instrument or at least of the part of it intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is made for example by spraying, soaking or painting.
  • the dental instrument consists of a buccal mirror. According to another particular application, the dental instrument consists of an exploratory probe. According to another particular application, the dental instrument consists of a precele.
  • the dental instrument consists of a syringe.
  • the various dental instruments such as mirror, probe and precelle, for example are intended for the establishment of means for containing the gel, or to correct the positioning thereof.
  • the syringe is intended, depending on the type of material used for the implementation of the bleaching process, the supply of conductive gel.

Abstract

The invention relates to a dental instrument for operating a bleaching device using chemical and electro-optic means, such as in the field of dentistry in order to whiten teeth. The bleaching device makes use of electric currents or similar in a wet environment, thereby risking the possibility of a short circuit that could hinder the desired effects. In order to prevent the occurrence of one such short circuit during the performance of the different isolated operations by the practitioner, at least the part of the inventive instrument that does not correspond to the gripping part, i.e. the part that is intended to be introduced into the mouth or placed close thereto, is not electrically conductive.

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Instrument de dentisterie pour la mise en œuvre d'un dispositif pour le blanchiment utilisant des moyens électro-optiques et chimiquesDental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro-optical and chemical means
La présente invention a pour objet un instrument de dentisterie pour la mise en oeuvre d'un dispositif pour le blanchiment utilisant des moyens électro-optiques et chimiques, notamment dans le domaine dentaire en vue de l'éclaircissement des dents, comprenant, un générateur/contrôleur de courant d'onde électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique de profil et/ou de modulation variable ; des moyens pour transmettre ce courant vers lesdites dents ; des moyens pour créer un champ électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique non traumatisant au travers de la zone traitée, comprenant des électrodes et un gel conducteur ; des moyens pour contenir ledit gel au contact des pôles et du corps permettant la continuité de ce champ ; des produits actifs mis en jeu pour le blanchiment, sensibles aux courants électrophorétiques et contenus dans ledit gel ; des moyens pour activer lesdits produits soit par la lumière, soit par la chaleur.The present invention relates to a dental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro-optical and chemical means, particularly in the dental field for lightening teeth, comprising a generator / electric wave current, electrophoretic or electromagnetic wave controller of profile and / or variable modulation; means for transmitting this current to said teeth; means for creating a non-traumatic electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic field across the treated area, comprising electrodes and a conductive gel; means for containing said gel in contact with the poles and the body allowing the continuity of this field; active products involved for bleaching, sensitive to electrophoretic currents and contained in said gel; means for activating said products either by light or by heat.
Un dispositif pour le blanchiment tel qu'énoncé ci-dessus est décrit dans la demande internationale WO 2004/028626 au nom du présent demandeur.A device for bleaching as stated above is described in the international application WO 2004/028626 in the name of the present applicant.
Il consiste essentiellement à utiliser un courant électrophorétique pour déplacer les ions de peroxyde d'hydrogène au travers de la dent, pour qu'ils agissent sur les chromophores au coeur même de leur localisation dans l'émail.It essentially consists in using an electrophoretic current to move the hydrogen peroxide ions through the tooth, so that they act on the chromophores at the very heart of their location in the enamel.
Ce processus fait notamment intervenir des courants électriques ou analogues, dans un milieu humide, avec le risque de création d'un court circuit susceptible d'annihiler les effets recherchés tout en étant éventuellement non détectable. S'il est possible par le biais d'un matériel de mise en oeuvre spécifique d'éviter que de tels incidents surviennent lors du processus, il n'en est pas de même lors des différentes opérations ponctuelles dirigées par le praticien, si celui-ci utilise les instruments traditionnels.This process involves in particular electrical currents or the like, in a humid environment, with the risk of creating a short circuit capable of annihilating the desired effects while being possibly undetectable. If it is possible through specific implementation equipment to avoid that such incidents occur during the process, it is not the same during the various operations conducted by the practitioner, if it It uses traditional instruments.
La présente invention a pour but de proposer un instrument de dentisterie permettant de remédier à ces divers inconvénients. Ainsi, selon l'invention, l'instrument de dentisterie pour la mise en oeuvre d'un dispositif pour le blanchiment utilisant des moyens électro¬ optiques et chimiques, notamment dans le domaine dentaire en vue de l'éclaircissement des dents, comprenant, un générateur/contrôleur de courant d'onde électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique de profil et/ou de modulation variable ; des moyens pour transmettre ce courant vers lesdites dents ; des moyens pour créer un champ électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique non traumatisant au travers de la zone traitée, comprenant des électrodes et un gel conducteur ; des moyens pour contenir ledit gel au contact des pôles et du corps permettant la continuité de ce champ ; des produits actifs mis en jeu pour le blanchiment, sensibles aux courants électrophorétiques et contenus dans ledit gel ; des moyens pour activer lesdits produits soit par la lumière, soit par la chaleur, se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'il est conçu en sorte qu'au moins sa partie autre que celle de préhension, c'est- à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est non-conductrice électriquement.The present invention aims to provide a dentistry instrument to overcome these various disadvantages. Thus, according to the invention, the dental instrument for the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro¬ optical and chemical means, especially in the dental field for lightening teeth, comprising a electric wave, electrophoretic or electromagnetic wave generator / controller of profile and / or variable modulation; means for transmitting this current to said teeth; means for creating a non-traumatic electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic field across the treated area, comprising electrodes and a conductive gel; means for containing said gel in contact with the poles and the body allowing the continuity of this field; active products involved for bleaching, sensitive to electrophoretic currents and contained in said gel; means for activating said products, either by light or by heat, is essentially characterized in that it is designed so that at least its part other than that of gripping, that is to say the part intended for to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is electrically non-conductive.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'instrument de dentisterie selon l'invention, au moins la partie autre que celle de préhension c'est-à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est réalisée dans un matériau non-conducteur électriquement.According to a first embodiment of the dental instrument according to the invention, at least the part other than that of gripping that is to say the part intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is made of an electrically non-conductive material.
Selon un second mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention, au moins la partie autre que celle de préhension c'est-à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est recouverte d'une couche de produit apte à rendre ladite partie non- conductrice électriquement.According to a second embodiment of the device according to the invention, at least the part other than that of gripping that is to say the part intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is covered with a product layer adapted to render said non-conductive portion electrically.
Un tel produit peut consister, non limitativement, en un vernis, une cire, ou en un polymère ou analogue. Le recouvrement de l'instrument ou au moins de la partie de celui-ci destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est réalisé par exemple, par pulvérisation, trempage ou badigeonnage.Such a product may consist, without limitation, of a varnish, a wax, or a polymer or the like. The covering of the instrument or at least of the part of it intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is made for example by spraying, soaking or painting.
Selon une application particulière, l'instrument de dentisterie consiste en un miroir buccal. Selon une autre application particulière, l'instrument de dentisterie consiste en une sonde exploratrice. Selon une autre application particulière, l'instrument de dentisterie consiste en une précelle.According to one particular application, the dental instrument consists of a buccal mirror. According to another particular application, the dental instrument consists of an exploratory probe. According to another particular application, the dental instrument consists of a precele.
Selon une autre application particulière, l'instrument de dentisterie consiste en une seringue.According to another particular application, the dental instrument consists of a syringe.
Les divers instruments de dentisterie tels que miroir, sonde et précelle, sont par exemple destinés à la mise en place des moyens pour contenant le gel, ou à corriger le positionnement de ceux-ci.The various dental instruments such as mirror, probe and precelle, for example are intended for the establishment of means for containing the gel, or to correct the positioning thereof.
La seringue est destinée, selon le type de matériel utilisé pour la mise en oeuvre du processus de blanchiment, à l'approvisionnement en gel conducteur. The syringe is intended, depending on the type of material used for the implementation of the bleaching process, the supply of conductive gel.

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1) Instrument de dentisterie d'aide à la mise en oeuvre d'un dispositif pour le blanchiment utilisant des moyens électro-optiques et chimiques, notamment dans le domaine dentaire en vue de l'éclaircissement des dents, comprenant, un générateur/contrôleur de courant d'onde électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique de profil et/ou de modulation variable ; des moyens pour transmettre ce courant vers lesdites dents ; des moyens pour créer un champ électrique, électrophorétique ou électromagnétique non traumatisant au travers de la zone traitée, comprenant des électrodes et un gel conducteur ; des moyens pour contenir ledit gel au contact des pôles et du corps permettant la continuité de ce champ ; des produits actifs mis en jeu pour le blanchiment, sensibles aux courants électrophorétiques; et contenus dans ledit gel ; des moyens pour activer lesdits produits soit par la lumière, soit par la chaleur, caractérisé en ce qu'il est conçu en sorte qu'au moins sa partie autre que celle de préhension, c'est-à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est non-conductrice électriquement.1) Dentistry instrument for assisting the implementation of a device for bleaching using electro-optical and chemical means, in particular in the dental field for lightening teeth, comprising a generator / controller of electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic wave current of profile and / or variable modulation; means for transmitting this current to said teeth; means for creating a non-traumatic electrical, electrophoretic or electromagnetic field across the treated area, comprising electrodes and a conductive gel; means for containing said gel in contact with the poles and the body allowing the continuity of this field; active products involved in bleaching, sensitive to electrophoretic currents; and contained in said gel; means for activating said products either by light or by heat, characterized in that it is designed so that at least its part other than that of gripping, that is to say the part intended to be introduced into or around the mouth, is electrically non-conductive.
2) Instrument de dentisterie selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins la partie autre que celle de préhension c'est- à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est réalisée dans un matériau non-conducteur électriquement.2) Dental instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the part other than that of gripping that is to say the portion intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is performed in an electrically non-conductive material.
3) Instrument de dentisterie selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins la partie autre que celle de préhension c'est- à-dire la partie destinée à être introduite dans la bouche ou aux abords de celle-ci, est recouverte d'un couche de produit apte à rendre ladite partie non-conductrice électriquement.3) Dental instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the part other than that of gripping that is to say the portion intended to be introduced into the mouth or around it, is covered a product layer adapted to render said non-conductive portion electrically.
4) Instrument de dentisterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste en un miroir buccal.4) Dental instrument according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of a buccal mirror.
5) Instrument de dentisterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste en une sonde exploratrice.5) Dental instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it consists of an exploratory probe.
6) Instrument de dentisterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste en une précelle. 7) Instrument de dentisterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste en une seringue. 6) Dental instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it consists of a precele. 7) Dental instrument according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that it consists of a syringe.
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