Title:
ORAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004000152
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
One aspect of the invention provides a convenient method for delivering a composition orally to a patient. The method utilizes teeth, either natural or artificial, including implants and dentures, and/or any modification to the teeth, such as, but not limited to, crowns, inlays, onlays and fillings. In a prefered embodiment, a very low viscosity gel composition comprising a desired medicament is used to coat the teeth, tooth modifications, or gums. In some instances, such as with natural or artificial teeth, a void is made in the substrate, and the composition containing the desired chemical, preferably in a biodegradable, biocompatible gel, is placed in the void, where it is gradually released. In a variation, the composition is incorporated into a filling, a root canal treatment, the glaze of a crown or artificial tooth, or the plastic base of dentures.
Inventors:
HAUCK DOUGLAS J D D S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/019965
Publication Date:
December 09, 2004
Filing Date:
June 23, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HAUCK DOUGLAS J D D S (US)
International Classes:
A61C13/09; A61C19/06; A61K6/00; A61K6/02; A61J7/00; (IPC1-7): A61C5/00; A61C5/08; A61C13/00; A61C13/08; A61C13/10
Foreign References:
| US4252525A | 1981-02-24 | |||
| EP0451433A1 | 1991-10-16 |
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