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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
V. Kim Kutsch, Albany, OR (US);
Robert J. Bowers, Albany, OR (US);
Jesse L Droesch, Albany, OR (US);
Douglas a Young, Albany, OR (US);
V. Kim Kutsch, Albany, OR (US);
Robert J. Bowers, Albany, OR (US);
Jesse L Droesch, Albany, OR (US);
Douglas A Young, Albany, OR (US);
DENTAL ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, LLC, Albany, OR (US);
Abstract
The invention provides the tools needed for a dental patient's caries risk assessment. Included is a complete turnkey system for caries risk assessment and treatment, including an ATP test and a plurality of rinses and educational and diagnostic materials. The system for the detection and treatment of the bacterial infection that causes dental caries in a patient comprises a disposable ATP Bioluminescence sampler to swab areas of the patient's mouth, a bioluminescent light meter which measures the amount of ATP present in the patient's mouth, a rapid culture test for the detection ofand, a diagnostic testing component that includes a caries risk assessment questionnaire, a treatment component that includes a short term therapeutic oral rinse of at least two components, and a long term maintenance rinse.