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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Colette Cozean, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Lynn Powell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Samir Nammour, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Nocari, LLC, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/00 ; A61K 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/00 ; A61K 6/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay by treating the tooth surface, including the occlusal surface and unexposed surfaces such as subgingival, interproximal, and contact areas, with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source are described. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and better able to bond fluoride, thus requiring a lower concentration of fluoride. The method allows the treatment to penetrate deeper into the tooth then previously accomplished with other methods and can be used in a dental office or at home.