Patent Application: US-201514944334-A

Abstract:
the present invention causes the tissues in the gingiva to be less permeable to the products of bacterial metabolism produced from dental plaque . in addition , chemicals derived from the ingestion of foods and beverages are blocked from entry into the gingival tissues . this results in the prevention of oral infections and , most importantly , the loss of teeth . in addition to the ingress of toxic chemicals , this mouth rinse results in cessation of gingival crevicular fluid , a medium for bacteria to thrive on . the overall result is a healthy periodontium which is free of infected tissues and inflammation and bodes well for optimum oral and systemic health .

Description:
it has been discovered that there is a new method to prevent the harmful effects of oral bacteria in the mouth and avoid the destruction that these cause to the gums , teeth all oral tissues and organs of the body . this invention shuts down the permeability of the gingiva around the teeth . in so doing , bacteria and toxic substances cannot pass into the gingiva . this keeps the gingiva in a state of health as well as the whole body . when the gingiva is healthy , that is , it is free of infection , this results in healthy bone supporting the teeth . this is very important , because the principle problem with gum disease is the loss of bone which occurs from the spread of infection from the gingiva to the underlying bone around the teeth . in fact , the major cause of tooth loss in adults is loss of bone caused by infection in the gingiva . when severe bone loss occurs , the teeth become mobile and fall out of the jaws . a major factor of gingival inflammation is gingival fluid that oozes from the gingival pocket . this fluid is produced by the inflamed soft tissue wall of the pocket and ranges from a clear serous liquid to a highly viscous pus or purulent exudate . gingival fluid is primarily composed of inflammatory cells mostly polymorphonuclear leucocytes and serum proteins . in addition , the fluid contains bacteria , tissue breakdown products , enzymes , antibodies , complement , and a wide variety of inflammatory mediators . the amount and rate of fluid production at a given site are highly variable and correlates with the severity of inflammation . when gingival fluid was discovered , it was thought to be a fluid that merely passed from the blood into the gingival sulcus . it was assumed that it was a continuous flow of liquid substance that cleansed the sulcus . additional studies however , showed that the output of fluid had to be provoked and that the fluid resembled an exudate rather than a transudate of plasma . also important , was the observation that the amount of collectable fluid increased with the extent and severity of gingival inflammation . although it has been substantiated that many different types of cells migrate through the junctional epithelium , what is most important in terms of the etiology of periodontal disease and gingival defense is that foreign materials and fluids pass through the gingival epithelium and enter the underlying connective tissue . relatively large molecules like albumin , antigens and a number of enzymes may penetrate the junctional and sulcular epithelium . many other enzymes such as histamine , hyaluronidase and horseradish peroxidase may increase the size of the intercellular spaces and make the epithelium more permeable to bacterial toxins and other toxic substances . since bacteria found in bacterial plaque produce such enzymes , gingival defense may be lowered by bacterial enzymes making the junctional and sulcular epithelium permeable to toxic substances that would not otherwise penetrate these epithelia . the position of the gingiva is crucial to understanding the disease process affecting the teeth and how this invention prevents disease of the gingiva and teeth and prevents their loss . around each tooth there is a shallow grove between the tooth and the gingiva . microscopic measurements on cross sections of the marginal region have shown that the depth of the sulcus is normally 0 . 5 mm or less and becomes much deeper as the tissues become more inflamed . the bottom of the sulcus is formed by the free surface of the junctional epithelium whereas the coronal portion is lined by an epithelium which is the sulcular termination of the oral sulcular epithelium . the demarcation between junctional and oral sulcular epithelium is very distinct . in a normal and ideal condition only few polymorphonuclear leucocytes can be observed within the intercellular spaces of the junctional epithelium . in other words unlike the oral sulcular epithelium , the junctional epithelium which does not have a keratin cover is permeable to chemicals present around the teeth and most importantly in the sulcus of the gingiva . bacteria play a major role in the etiology of inflammatory periodontal disease . enzymes , endotoxins , cytotoxic metabolic products and immune reactions are among the active chemicals related to bacteria . on the other hand direct invasion of the periodontal tissues by bacteria has not been found except in one disease , acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis ( anug ). transport through the gingival epithelium which is comprised of the oral sulcular and junctional epithelium takes place in both directions . an example is an enzyme produced by oral bacteria , horseradish peroxidase . not only does this chemical reach the underlying connective tissue but it also widens the spaces between the gingival epithelial cells . albumin is an example of another molecule which is large in size but can easily penetrate the sulcular epithelium . in addition to agents synthesized by oral bacteria which affect the permeability of the gingiva , the resident cells of this area produce permeability enhancing chemicals . an example of these is the enzyme collagenase . various studies have shown this enzyme produced in inflamed gingival tissues breaks up or lyse collagen the main structural protein of the periodontal tissues . inasmuch collagen is broken down or destroyed during the course of periodontal disease , this effect of the enzyme collagenase is a major detrimental agent in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease . in its role as a barrier between the external environment and the periodontium , the junction between the tooth and the gingiva is subject to a wide range of environmental factors . in addition to the chemicals produced by oral bacteria found in plaque , these include extremes in temperature and ph accompanying food intake , saliva , and gingival crevicular fluid . in addition to changes brought about in the epithelium of the sulcus and the junctional epithelium , chemicals produced by either the tissues , bacteria or food produce harmful changes in the internal environment of the gingiva resulting in a change in the rate of cellular division consistent with changes observed in early or initial periodontal disease . glutamine an amino acid plays a pivotal role in preventing the harmful effects of chemicals in the tissues of the gingiva whether they be from the epithelium , connective tissues , bone or from the bacteria in the form of dental plaque . this is accomplished by rinsing the mouth with the mouth rinse of this invention . this mouth rinse has the following composition : as a result of the effects of this mouth rinse , the gingiva is protected from the effects of harmful chemicals produced by bacteria . this is attributable to the mouth rinse shutting down the permeability of the junctional and sulcular epithelium . also , the mouth rinse protects the gingiva from the effects of similar chemicals such as collagenase produced by the oral tissues . because these harmful chemicals produced by bacteria or oral tissues cause bone loss around the teeth , the blocking of their harmful effects prevents loss of teeth in addition to dental decay . the oozing of fluid from the gingiva as a result of oral infection has deleterious effects on gingival and systemic health . use of this mouth rinse significantly improves the health of the periodontium because it shuts down and decreases the flow of gingival fluid and its toxic substances . by blocking the effects of harmful chemicals on the periodontal tissue the severity of periodontal infections is significantly reduced . a number of studies have pointed to systemic effects of periodontal disease . use of this mouth rinse has important general health benefits such as affecting the progression of such diseases as arthritis cardiovascular disease and diabetes . due to the beneficial effects on periodontal health , gingival 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