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A periodontal pocket irrigating and treatment system includes a dispenser capable of containing a medication. The system enables an individual patient to self-administer a medication or irrigant into periodontal pockets while at home or travelling. A housing holds a tube of medication, and a roller

A periodontal pocket irrigating and treatment system includes a dispenser capable of containing a medication. The system enables an individual patient to self-administer a medication or irrigant into periodontal pockets while at home or travelling. A housing holds a tube of medication, and a roller squeezes the tube, thereby releasing an incremental portion of the medication therefrom. A control, operable from the outside of the housing, urges the roller in increments along the interior of the housing, squeezing the tube in a controlled fashion. A nozzle is attached to the tube for delivering the medication from the tube through a nozzle outlet end of small diameter to the periodontal pocket. Optionally, a flexible tip is attached to end of nozzle for elimination of pain and for guidance around curvatures of the periodontal pocket. A ratchet preferably controls the amount of medication dispensed by the device. The medication preferably is a gel, but may be in other form, which includes an active medication and a water-soluble carrying agent. In one embodiment, the active medication is contained in micropellets in the gel.

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A periodontal pocket irrigating and treatment dispenser for use with a tube capable of containing a medication comprising: a housing; means for retaining said tube within said housing; actuating means including a roller for squeezing said tube, to force the contained medication therefrom; and means

A periodontal pocket irrigating and treatment dispenser for use with a tube capable of containing a medication comprising: a housing; means for retaining said tube within said housing; actuating means including a roller for squeezing said tube, to force the contained medication therefrom; and means for controlling said actuating means to control the amount, speed and force of medication squeezed from said tube, said means for controlling including at least one perforated bar movably disposed within said housing, and said roller including ratchet means engaging said bar for movement of said roller with said bar in a direction in which said roller engages and squeezes said tube sufficiently to force said medication from said tube.