A method of treating human or animal tissue, the method comprising the step of: i. directing a stream of an aqueous liquid comprising gas bubbles excited by acoustic energy towards a wound or anatomical pocket in human or animal tissue, or towards an anatomical space or potential space in human or animal tissue, or towards soft or hard tissue in an oral cavity or elsewhere in the human or animal body, or towards tissue in a nasal cavity, or towards tissue associated with sinuses, eye, ear, digestive and genito-urinary systems, thereby to treat the human or animal tissue with the stream. The output stream can clean a wound in human or animal tissue, and can treat the wound by healing the wound, for example by stimulating fibroblasts in the wound tissue and causing, promoting or enhancing re-epithelialisation of epidermal tissue in the wound.

An electric toothbrush for pets includes: a head part including at least one electrode that receives a driving signal and generates an electric field corresponding to the driving signal, and a toothbrush head on which the at least one electrode is disposed; bristles coupled to the toothbrush head and including at least one opening that exposes a portion of the at least one electrode; a handle part connected to the head part and formed in a shape that may be held by a user; and a signal supply module provided in the handle part and configured to generate the driving signal by mixing an AC signal and a DC signal to supply the driving signal to the at least one electrode.

An electric toothbrush for pets includes: a head part including at least one electrode that receives a driving signal and generates an electric field corresponding to the driving signal, and a toothbrush head on which the at least one electrode is disposed; bristles coupled to the toothbrush head and including at least one opening that exposes a portion of the at least one electrode; a handle part connected to the head part and formed in a shape that may be held by a user; and a signal supply module provided in the handle part and configured to generate the driving signal by mixing an AC signal and a DC signal to supply the driving signal to the at least one electrode.

The present invention relates to methods for detecting and quantifying the plaque levels and/or lesions in companion animals, and the use of such information during trials of oral health products. The methods disclosed enable the trialling of companion animals for a shorter period of time, without the need for long and expensive trials on oral health products to be conducted. The methods described are conducted on conscious pet animals.

The present invention relates to methods for detecting and quantifying the plaque levels and/or lesions in companion animals, and the use of such information during trials of oral health products. The methods disclosed enable the trialling of companion animals for a shorter period of time, without the need for long and expensive trials on oral health products to be conducted. The methods described are conducted on conscious pet animals.

A method and apparatus for the concurrent treatment of multiple oral diseases and defects while promoting general oral hygiene utilizing electricity are provided for non-human animals. Electrodes are used to deliver an electrical current to the gingival tissues of a mouth in order to achieve a number of therapeutic, prophylactic, and regenerative benefits. These benefits include killing oral microbes, increasing oral vasodilation, reducing oral biofilm, improving oral blood circulation, reversing oral bone resorption, promoting oral osteogenesis, treating gum recession, and fostering gingival regeneration. Other benefits include the treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis, and oral malodor, and other systemic diseases correlated with oral pathogens.

A method and apparatus for the concurrent treatment of multiple oral diseases and defects while promoting general oral hygiene utilizing electricity are provided for non-human animals. Electrodes are used to deliver an electrical current to the gingival tissues of a mouth in order to achieve a number of therapeutic, prophylactic, and regenerative benefits. These benefits include killing oral microbes, increasing oral vasodilation, reducing oral biofilm, improving oral blood circulation, reversing oral bone resorption, promoting oral osteogenesis, treating gum recession, and fostering gingival regeneration. Other benefits include the treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis, and oral malodor, and other systemic diseases correlated with oral pathogens.

A chew treat for an animal comprising a first major side and an opposite second major side. The first and second major sides of the chew treat are separated by a shelf. The chew treat additionally includes a plurality of walls extending from the shelf on each of the first and second major sides, with the walls defining a plurality of pockets on each of the first and second major sides. The chew treat is designed to improve animal wellness due to its unique features, which are configured to deter gulping, floss and clean teeth, and provide a high surface area to volume ratio so as to aid in solubilizing and digesting the chew treat.

A chew treat for an animal comprising a first major side and an opposite second major side. The first and second major sides of the chew treat are separated by a shelf. The chew treat additionally includes a plurality of walls extending from the shelf on each of the first and second major sides, with the walls defining a plurality of pockets on each of the first and second major sides. The chew treat is designed to improve animal wellness due to its unique features, which are configured to deter gulping, floss and clean teeth, and provide a high surface area to volume ratio so as to aid in solubilizing and digesting the chew treat.

A dental instrument is configured to reduce user discomfort and increase control over the surgical edge of the instrument. The invention further discloses a dental instrument having a replaceable blade