Overview
The HybenX®-enhanced oral hygiene procedures are characterized by an unprecedented level of plaque biofilm removal from teeth and soft tissues of the oral cavity. The HybenX® oral products not only kill the microbes in oral plaque biofilms on contact, but they also completely destroy the plaque biofilm matrix without causing any damage to the underlying host tissues or dental materials. HybenX® denaturants have been shown to be harmless to oral soft tissues, including vital pulp tissue, and to be less erosive of enamel and dentin than many common foods and beverages. HybenX® formulations are not antiseptics or antibiotics. They remove oral plaque biofilm by denaturing the physical structure of the microbes and the matrix on tissue surfaces, not by disrupting physiologic or metabolic processes. Microbes cannot develop resistance to the mechanism of action of the HybenX® formulations.The demonstrated efficacy of HybenX® formulations in the removal of plaque biofilms combined with a wide safety margin creates an opportunity to develop HybenX®-based products for the professional dental market where the ability to thoroughly remove microbial plaque biofilm from oral tissue surfaces is considered to be critically important by dental practitioners. The HybenX® products are useful as adjunctive agents in all standard mechanical dental procedures, both therapeutic and preventive, because an application of a HybenX® denaturant provides an exceptional level of plaque biofilm removal that is far better than any mechanical hygiene method can achieve alone. The simplicity of the procedure and the minimal time required for application of the HybenX® formulations means that an oral hygiene treatment based on HybenX® Technology can be easily included as a component of any standard professional dental procedure.
One of the most important clinical benefits of HybenX treatments is that they generally result in a marked increase in patient comfort, especially noticeable after any anesthesia wears off.
