Test kit for analyzing body fluids and analysis method
First Claim
1. A test kit for analyzing a patient'"'"'s saliva to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay, which comprises:
- (a) a support;
(b) an absorbent material in contact with said support and capable of removing saliva from the mouth and of absorbing the saliva;
(c) a composition coated on said absorbent material, said composition soluble in saliva and capable of reaction inside the mouth of the patient with the saliva to reduce the pH of the saliva; and
(d) means for determining outside of the mouth of the patient the pH of the saliva reacted with the composition and absorbed by the absorbent material to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay.
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Abstract
A test kit is disclosed for analyzing a patient'"'"'s saliva to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay, which contains: (a) a support; (b) an absorbent material in contact with said support and capable of removing saliva from the mouth and of absorbing the saliva; (c) a composition coated on said absorbent material, said composition soluble in saliva and capable of reaction inside the mouth of the patient with the saliva to reduce the pH of the saliva; and (d) a color scale for determining outside of the mouth of the patient the pH of the saliva absorbed by the absorbent material in which the composition is dissolved to measure the reaction of the composition with the saliva in the patient'"'"'s mouth to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay.
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17 Claims
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1. A test kit for analyzing a patient'"'"'s saliva to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay, which comprises:
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(a) a support; (b) an absorbent material in contact with said support and capable of removing saliva from the mouth and of absorbing the saliva; (c) a composition coated on said absorbent material, said composition soluble in saliva and capable of reaction inside the mouth of the patient with the saliva to reduce the pH of the saliva; and (d) means for determining outside of the mouth of the patient the pH of the saliva reacted with the composition and absorbed by the absorbent material to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. The test kit defined in claim 11 wherein the composition dissolves in the saliva in the patient'"'"'s mouth in 1 to 10 minutes.
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17. A process for analyzing a patient'"'"'s saliva to determine the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay, which comprises the steps of:
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(a) absorbing saliva and removing the saliva from the patient'"'"'s mouth by placing in the patient'"'"'s mouth a test kit which comprises; (1) a support; (2) an absorbent material in contact with said support and capable of removing saliva from the patient'"'"'s mouth and of absorbing the saliva; and (3) a composition coated on said absorbent material, said composition soluble in saliva and capable of reaction inside the mouth of the patient with the saliva to reduce the pH of the saliva; (b) allowing a reaction within the patient'"'"'s mouth of said composition and the saliva; (c) following step (b), determining outside of the mouth of the patient the pH of the saliva reacted with the composition and absorbed by the absorbent material during step (b); and (c) analyzing the patient'"'"'s risk of tooth decay based upon the pH of the saliva determined in step (b).
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