“……less intervention with the patient particularly in the sense that you’re not bombarding them with antibiotics all the time. PAD allows you to short-circuit that using Photo-Activated Disinfection to deal with the localised infection and it does work in root canal treatment.”
Dr Irwin Wright,
Newport
PAD™ to treat tooth decay/caries infections
Patent Application PCT/GB00/01433
Granted: Australia, Austria, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and Brazil.
Published /Under Examination: Japan, Canada and USA.
PAD™ to treat root canal/endodontic infections
Patent Application PCT/GB00/02133
Granted: Australia, China, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, US, Brazil and Canada.
Published/Under Examination: Europe, Japan and Mexico.
PAD™ to treat all oral infections (2003): Patent Application WO 2004/103471 A1
PAD™ to treat all oral infections (2006): Patent Application PCT/GB2007/050612.
PAD™ to treat all oral infections (2008): Patent Application GB0808822.7.
DFX also has patents filed for medical applications outside of dentistry:
Patent Application PCT/GB2008/050189.
Denfotex registered “PAD” under Registration No.2338564 in the EU.