Antimicrobial dental appliances
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1. A dental appliance including a mouthguard, and/or diver'"'"'s mouthpiece comprising:
- a substantially rigid core that provides a shape to said dental appliance, extending from a proximal in-mouth end toward a position short of a distal outside end and at least one back portion comprising bitewings;
wherein said dental appliance comprises an elastomeric polymer composition that is intermixed and is an integral mixture with submicron sized metal averaging less than 0.49 microns wherein said metal is in a base of polysynthetic oils and wherein said integral mixture effectively reduces or eliminates the growth of bacterial organisms and wherein said elastomeric polymer composition includes micronized or submicron sized particles of metals or metal complexes and wherein said particles may be added before or during a molding process such that said mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece permits controlled antimicrobial action from said dental appliance, mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece to the mouth of any user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a dental appliance, mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece using an anti-microbial composition that combines the use of an elastomeric polymer composition with micronized or submicron sized particles of metal or organo/inorgano metal complexes. In addition, the use of an anti-microbial composition for use with a diver'"'"'s air delivery hose to prevent breathing of contaminated air is also described.
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1. A dental appliance including a mouthguard, and/or diver'"'"'s mouthpiece comprising:
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a substantially rigid core that provides a shape to said dental appliance, extending from a proximal in-mouth end toward a position short of a distal outside end and at least one back portion comprising bitewings; wherein said dental appliance comprises an elastomeric polymer composition that is intermixed and is an integral mixture with submicron sized metal averaging less than 0.49 microns wherein said metal is in a base of polysynthetic oils and wherein said integral mixture effectively reduces or eliminates the growth of bacterial organisms and wherein said elastomeric polymer composition includes micronized or submicron sized particles of metals or metal complexes and wherein said particles may be added before or during a molding process such that said mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece permits controlled antimicrobial action from said dental appliance, mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece to the mouth of any user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for making a dental appliance including a mouthguard, and/or diver'"'"'s mouthpiece comprising:
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forming a substantially rigid core that provides a shape to said dental appliance, extending from a proximal in-mouth end toward a position short of a distal outside end and at least one back portion comprising bitewings; wherein said dental appliance comprises an elastomeric polymer composition that is intermixed and is an integral mixture with submicron sized metal less than 0.49 microns wherein said metal is in a base of polysynthetic oils and wherein said integral mixture effectively reduces or eliminates the growth of bacterial organisms and wherein said elastomeric polymer composition includes micronized or submicron sized particles of metals or metal complexes and wherein said particles may be added before or during a molding process such that said mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece permits controlled antimicrobial action from said dental appliance, mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece to the mouth of any user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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