METHOD FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING DENTAL DISEASES Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves exposing teeth and gums to optic bandwidth radiation and cleaning teeth with toothbrush during the exposure period 10 to 600 s long. Radiation power is equal to 0.1 mW/cm²- 800 mW/cm² with pulse repetition frequency being from 1 Hz to 1000 kHz and peak radiation power density being not greater than 1 kW/cm². The treatment is repeated not more than twice a day. Teeth are cleaned with toothpaste. Wave range is equal to 0.33-0.5 mcm for disinfection purposes, 0.45-1.3 mcm for biostimulation purposes, 0.6- 1.3 mcm for anti-caries treatment. EFFECT: accelerated treatment course; enhanced effectiveness of prophylaxis. 8 cl