Abstract: The invention relates to method of manufacturing a recess wall lined with bristles for a mouthpiece for simultaneously brushing at a plurality of dental positions, and to a recess wall and mouthpiece manufactured according to the method. In a providing step, an elongate, continuous, bristled sheet part having a first side lined with a plurality of bristles is provided. The elongate sheet part defines a length axis extending parallel to the sheet part and, viewed transverse to the length axis, a cross-sectional shape. The sheet part obtained in the providing step has an initial condition in which the cross-sectional shape has an initial shape, and the length axis is arch-shaped. In a transforming step, the sheet part of the providing step is transformed from the initial condition to a final condition to provide the recess wall. In the final condition the cross-sectional shape has a final U-shape, the length axis is arch shaped, and the first side is a concave inner side of the final U-shape.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 21, 2024
Assignee:
DENTAL ROBOTICS GROUP B.V.
Inventors:
Joppe Gideon Van Dijk, Tim Anton Snijder, Thomas Van De Water
Abstract: The invention relates to a dentifrice dispenser for dispensing a dentifrice onto a J-shaped or U-shaped mouthpiece configured for simultaneously encompassing and cleaning a plurality of dental positions with the dispensed dentifrice and with cleaning elements provided on or in the mouthpiece. The dispenser comprises a dispenser duct work having an inlet and a manifold. The manifold comprises a multiple of outlet openings configured for dispensing dentifrice. The duct work is configured for passing dentifrice from the inlet to the outlet openings. The outlet openings are distributed along a J-shaped or U-shaped curvature and debouch towards and/or along the curvature, which matches at least part of a dental arch such that the outlet openings can dispense dentifrice simultaneously on a multiple of locations along the curvature, the multiple of locations corresponding to the multiple of outlet openings.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 12, 2021
Publication date:
December 21, 2023
Applicant:
DENTAL ROBOTICS GROUP B.V.
Inventors:
Joppe Gideon VAN DIJK, Tim Anton SNIJDER, Thomas VAN DE WATER, Salvador Emilio LLUCH SICARD, Daan DOMHOF
Abstract: A mouthpiece for a dental cleaning device comprises a supporting structure configured to encompass a plurality of teeth of a dental arch. The supporting structure has an inner surface facing a tooth surface. At least one brushing chamber is provided at the inner surface side. The brushing chamber comprises a flexible wall part being deformable by pressurizing or depressurizing the brushing chamber. Bristles extend externally from the flexible wall part. In a method of brushing teeth, a plurality of teeth is encompassed by the mouthpiece, and the at least one brushing chamber is alternatingly pressurized and depressurized.
Abstract: A mouthpiece for a dental cleaning device comprises a supporting structure configured to encompass a plurality of teeth of a dental arch. The supporting structure has an inner surface facing a tooth surface. At least one brushing chamber is provided at the inner surface side. The brushing chamber comprises a flexible wall part being deformable by pressurizing or depressurizing the brushing chamber. Bristles extend externally from the flexible wall part. In a method of brushing teeth, a plurality of teeth is encompassed by the mouthpiece, and the at least one brushing chamber is alternatingly pressurized and depressurized.