Patent ID: 8651120

Claim:
An interdental treatment device comprising a generator for creating a non-thermal gaseous plasma at a temperature suitable for use in oral treatment; an applicator of the non-thermal gaseous plasma, wherein the applicator comprises (i) a hollow needle member for directing a jet of the non-thermal plasma interdentally, the needle member having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port, or (ii) an interdental brush having a hollow head for receiving the non-thermal gaseous plasma, the head having at least one lateral opening for the discharge of the non-thermal gaseous plasma; and a handpiece engageable with the applicator, wherein the handpiece houses the plasma generator and a gas capsule for storing a gas under pressure and for supplying a flow of gas to the plasma generator; wherein there is a conduit extending between the gas capsule and a plasma generator, the conduit having disposed therein a flow valve or flow regulator.