Abstract: A method of treating biofilm disease using a pH adjusted therapeutic rinse that comprises two parts that are separated and in amounts that upon mixing provide a single dose. The two parts together and then rinsing a patient's mouth with the single dose and expectorating.
Abstract: A method for reducing dental disease in a patient comprises a patient wearing in the patient's mouth an appliance containing an oral care product comprising a carrier and an anti-dental disease agent with a pH above 7.0. The appliance brings the patient's teeth in direct and sustained contact with the product and is custom made for each individual patient. The oral care product is specifically prescribed and formulated for the particular dental disease of that individual patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 26, 2017
Assignee:
DENTAL ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, LLC
Inventors:
V. Kim Kutsch, Robert J. Bowers, Graeme Milicich, Jesse L. Droesch
Abstract: The invention provides the tools needed for a dental patient's caries risk assessment. Included is a complete turnkey system for caries risk assessment and treatment, including an ATP test and a plurality of rinses and educational and diagnostic materials. The system for the detection and treatment of the bacterial infection that causes dental caries in a patient comprises a disposable ATP Bioluminescence sampler to swab areas of the patient's mouth, a bioluminescent light meter which measures the amount of ATP present in the patient's mouth, a rapid culture test for the detection of Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli, a diagnostic testing component that includes a caries risk assessment questionnaire, a treatment component that includes a short term therapeutic oral rinse of at least two components, and a long term maintenance rinse.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2011
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2016
Assignee:
DENTAL ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, LLC
Inventors:
V. Kim Kutsch, Robert J. Bowers, Jesse L Droesch, Douglas A Young