ULTRASONIC BONE HEALING DEVICE FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

Non-invasive apparatus for accelerating the process of jawbone healing and regeneration, reattachment of traumatically loosened teeth (12) to the jawbone, or osseointegration of implants (30) in a patient, including at least one piezoelectric transducer (20) and connections (11, 22) to transmit ultrasonic frequency electrical current to the piezoelectric transducer. The ultrasonic frequency electrical current transmitted to the piezoelectric transducer causes the transducer to contract and expand volumetrically in response to a changing electrical field to generate pressure wave vibrations of ultrasonic frequency that are coupled to the bone (10).