Fluoride has a major role in fighting dental caries and reducing teeth sensitivity, and it is Fluorinex’s main goal to ensure that as much Fluor adheres to tooth enamel as possible – where it is most efficient.
Fluoride-enriched gels can provide protection through teeth immersion. However, it has been convulsively shown that such protection has very limited endurance.
The Fluorinex breakthrough is achieved through a unique two-stage process;
The first stage is the preparatory stage in which there is a unique activation of the teeth aims at enhancing the electric conductivity of the teeth, that keeping the teeth at positive polarity throughout the entire procedure.
In the second stage the Fluoritray® that contains an anode and cathode is filled with the Fluoride. The anode and cathode are there for electrical activation of the gel; The cathode is designed to make contact with the teeth to ensure the electro-chemical reaction and free travel of fluoride ions from the gel to the teeth, displacing the hydroxide group (OH-) on the outer layer of the tooth to produce a new highly protective mineral layer -the Fluoroapatite. This layer has significantly improved chemical and physical resistance to the aggressive bacteria and the resulting acidic environment in the mouth.
The Fluorinex operating principle differs from previously proposed “iontophoretic” fluoride delivery systems, where current clearly passes through the patient’s tissues. In the Fluorinex method, positive and negative electrodes are within the gel when energized, and are a part of the tray itself. There is no passage of the current through the patient’s body.
The product is being developed as a platform that can be used in the future for additional applications.
Patents
Fluorination Patent
Fluorination Patent is registrated in Russia, US, China, India, Australia and Israel
At national phase since June 2006 worldwide
Fluoritray Design Patent
Fluoritray Design Patent is registrated worldwide
Certificates
CE Mark: Fluorinex has been approved by the European Community and has received the CE mark for the Fluoritray®
Amar: Fluorinex has recieved the Isreali Health Ministry approval for its Fluoritray® device.
Free Sale Certificate: Fluorinex has recieved Free Sale Certificate approval for its Fluoritray® device.