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Apparatus and method for photothermal destruction of oral bacteria

  • US 6,290,496 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/1999
  • Issued: 09/18/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Oral hygiene apparatus for destroying sensitized oral bacteria, comprising:

  • an incoherent light source, comprising a flash lamp;

    a light directing member, adapted for directing light from said light source onto at least part of a surface of at least one tooth within an oral cavity, said light being in an amount and at a wavelength effective to destroy bacteria but not to cause coagulation of blood vessels in the mouth; and

    a toothbrush like member adjacent to of surrounding said exit port.

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