METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INCREASING BONE DENSITY IN THE MOUTH
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1. A dental device comprising:
- a mouthpiece configured to sit against occlusal surfaces of a patient'"'"'s teeth, the mouthpiece including a plurality of raised dimples thereon, each raised dimple spaced apart so as to approximately align with the center of some or all of the occlusal surfaces; and
a motor connected to the mouthpiece, the motor configured to vibrate the mouthpiece at a frequency between 60 Hz and 130 Hz and an acceleration between 0.035 G and 0.100 G such that the mouthpiece places an axial vibratory force on the occlusal surfaces.
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Abstract
A dental device includes a mouthpiece configured to sit against occlusal surfaces of a patient'"'"'s teeth and a motor connected to the mouthpiece. The motor is configured to vibrate the mouthpiece at a frequency between 60 and 120 Hz and an acceleration between 0.03 G and 0.06 G such that the mouthpiece places an axial vibratory force on the occlusal surfaces.
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1. A dental device comprising:
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a mouthpiece configured to sit against occlusal surfaces of a patient'"'"'s teeth, the mouthpiece including a plurality of raised dimples thereon, each raised dimple spaced apart so as to approximately align with the center of some or all of the occlusal surfaces; and a motor connected to the mouthpiece, the motor configured to vibrate the mouthpiece at a frequency between 60 Hz and 130 Hz and an acceleration between 0.035 G and 0.100 G such that the mouthpiece places an axial vibratory force on the occlusal surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of growing bone, the method comprising:
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placing a mouthpiece having a plurality of raised dimples thereon over occlusal surfaces of a patient'"'"'s teeth such that each of the raised dimples approximately align with the center of an occlusal surface; vibrating the mouthpiece at a frequency between 60 Hz and 130 Hz and an acceleration between 0.035 G and 0.10 G such that the mouthpiece places an axial vibratory force on the occlusal surfaces; and repeating the placing and vibrating steps for less than 5 minutes per day for less than 180 days to achieve periodontal ligament growth around the teeth. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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