Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery
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1. A device for delivering one or more substances, comprising:
- a dental device comprising a shell formed of a material and the dental device configured to move a number of teeth and including one or more reservoirs formed in the shell;
at least one of the reservoirs supplied with the one or more substances; and
a nozzle formed of the material as a portion of the shell and connected to the at least one reservoir and configured to be inserted into a gum of a patient to fluidly release the one or more substances from at least one reservoir at a first preselected dose at a first predetermined time period and to fluidly release the one or more substances from at least one reservoir at a second preselected dose at a second predetermined time period, wherein the nozzle is shaped to conform to the gum for prolonged placement therein.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.
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1. A device for delivering one or more substances, comprising:
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a dental device comprising a shell formed of a material and the dental device configured to move a number of teeth and including one or more reservoirs formed in the shell; at least one of the reservoirs supplied with the one or more substances; and a nozzle formed of the material as a portion of the shell and connected to the at least one reservoir and configured to be inserted into a gum of a patient to fluidly release the one or more substances from at least one reservoir at a first preselected dose at a first predetermined time period and to fluidly release the one or more substances from at least one reservoir at a second preselected dose at a second predetermined time period, wherein the nozzle is shaped to conform to the gum for prolonged placement therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for delivering one or more substances, comprising:
a plurality of appliances, comprising shells formed of a material, configured to move a number of teeth of a patient, wherein at least one of the appliances includes; a reservoir formed in the shell; and a nozzle formed of the material as a portion of the shell, connected to the reservoir, and configured to be inserted into a gum of the patient to fluidly release a substance from the reservoir at a first preselected dose at a first predetermined time period and to fluidly release the substances from the reservoir at a second preselected dose at a second predetermined time period, wherein the nozzle is shaped to conform to the gum for prolonged placement therein. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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