| abstract |
A device for treating teeth and/or oral mucosal tissue by electrolysis isnprovided. The invention provides a dental device with positive andnnegative electrodes and an electrolytically conductive composition is applied to the dentalndevice. The conductive composition contains water and an electrolyte and is preferably innthickened form. The positive and negative electrodes are spaced apart and are preferablynplaced on a front and back portion of the dental device, respectively. The conductivencomposition is placed in the device between the positive and negative electrodes. Oncenpower is activated an electric current is sent to the electrodes and the conductivencomposition generates one or more oxidizing agents which whiten the user's teeth.nAdditionally, the oxidizing agents eliminate harmful bacteria in the regions around thenteeth. |