METHOD OF TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING CONDITIONS CAUSED BY MICROORGANISMS WITH USING ORAL LIGHTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61N5/06 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to dentistry, and can be used for treating oral pathologies caused by microorganisms. That can be ensured by applying an oral care composition on a mouth area, which is suspicious for the presence of microorganisms. The above composition contains a photosensitising colouring agent. The colouring agent is specified in a group consisting of riboflavin, red allure, flowing green and lissamine green. Thereafter, this area is exposed to a light at wave length absorbed by the photosensitising colouring agent. The emitted light has the following characteristics: wave length from 400 to 780 nm, dose from 15 to 45 J/cm², power density from 175 to 250 mW/cm². The exposure is performed for the period of time from 2 to 15 min.

EFFECT: invention provides the effective and safe treatment of the conditions caused by microorganisms, with using the photosensitising colouring agents having no toxic effect on the oral tissues, however providing the pronounced antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action.

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