Drug to be introduced tooth or periodontal tissue and apparatus for introducing drug to tooth or periodontal tissue
First Claim
1. A medical material for use in therapeutic agent delivery to a tooth or periodontal tissue by means of ultrasonic energy, comprising a mixture of microbubbles and a therapeutic agent consisting of at least one of a plasmid DNA and a drug with a therapeutic effect on a tooth or periodontal disease.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a medical material for use in therapeutic agent delivery to a tooth or periodontal tissue, and an agent delivery apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tooth or periodontal tissue, by means of ultrasonic energy with less damage to the tooth or periodontal tissue. The medical material comprises a mixture of microbubbles and a therapeutic agent consisting of at least one of a plasmid DNA and a drug with a therapeutic effect on a tooth or periodontal disease. The agent delivery apparatus comprises an ultrasonic transducer having a tip provided with a detachable ultrasonic emitter for emitting an ultrasonic wave to a target site of a tooth or periodontal tissue, and a medical-material ejecting device for supplying the medical material to the target site.
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- 1. A medical material for use in therapeutic agent delivery to a tooth or periodontal tissue by means of ultrasonic energy, comprising a mixture of microbubbles and a therapeutic agent consisting of at least one of a plasmid DNA and a drug with a therapeutic effect on a tooth or periodontal disease.
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