MOSCOW, April 6 Sechenov University specialists have developed a dental floss that will help treat viral, bacterial and fungal gum diseases, it will be possible to use it, including on trips, hikes, long flights, the press service of the university reported.
«A unique dental floss was patented at the Sechenov University of the Ministry of Health of Russia. It can not only prevent gum disease — viral, bacterial, fungal — but also treat them. The innovative floss will allow people to monitor oral hygiene, and, if necessary, carry out treatment on trips, business trips , trips, long flights, expeditions, tours and wherever qualified dental care is not available,» the message says.
The thread contains capsule-reservoirs with a therapeutic and prophylactic substance or medicine, when it is used, they break and the substance contained in them ends up on the gums, the developers explained.
The technology also allows personalized medicines to be placed inside the reservoir capsules, which will make it possible to manufacture custom-made dental floss and will be another step towards personalized medicine, including dentistry, the press service said.
The development will simplify hygiene and save time, since you do not have to spend effort searching for the right medicines, the university noted. In addition, it takes up little space and can be used in any environment.
«The proposed dental floss is a medical dental product, it will contain everything necessary for comprehensive oral hygiene. It is expected that the use of the floss will optimize the procedures for hygienic, therapeutic and preventive treatment of periodontal diseases,» said the author of the project , dentist, assistant of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry. E.V. Alexander Kislitsyn Borovsky Sechenov University, whose words are given in the message.