Device for iontophoretic application of fluoride on tooth
First Claim
1. A device for injecting fluoride ions into a tooth comprisingmeans including an electrolyte containing fluoride and an electrode in electrical contact with said electrolyte, said electrolyte being adapted for contact with a body;
- a positive terminal adapted for electrical contact with said body;
a negative terminal in electrical contact with said electrode; and
a current conduction means for permitting an intermittent direct current to flow between said positive and negative terminals, said current conduction means generating an intermittent direct current having a waveform which reaches a maximum level immediately after the current conduction is started and thereafter decays in time.
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Abstract
In order to electrically apply fluoride by means of iontophoresis on a tooth an intermittent direct current is made to flow through the tooth. More particularly, the intermittent direct current has a waveform whose leading edge immediately rises to a peak and which decreases exponentially in time. As a result electrochemical polarization may be avoided and the ratio of the current conduction time to the repetition period may be increased so that the uptake efficiency of fluoride by the tooth may be considerably improved in a smooth manner without the need of impressing an excessive current on the tooth. Therefore adverse effects on nerve systems may be avoided, a patient under treatment feels no pain and no unpleasant stimulus, and the tooth'"'"'s substance may be so improved as to be free from dental caries or decay.
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9 Claims
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1. A device for injecting fluoride ions into a tooth comprising
means including an electrolyte containing fluoride and an electrode in electrical contact with said electrolyte, said electrolyte being adapted for contact with a body; -
a positive terminal adapted for electrical contact with said body; a negative terminal in electrical contact with said electrode; and a current conduction means for permitting an intermittent direct current to flow between said positive and negative terminals, said current conduction means generating an intermittent direct current having a waveform which reaches a maximum level immediately after the current conduction is started and thereafter decays in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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