ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,273, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ORAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL INC. (Brossard, Canada).

"Kit and method for monitoring oral inflammation associated with periodontal diseases" was invented by Michael Glogauer (Brossard, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit for detecting an inflammation level of an oral cavity based on a biomarker indicative of inflammation, the kit comprising at least one rinsing substance; a cup sized to contain a predetermined amount of at least one rinsing substance; a colourimetric reference corresponding to a predetermined inflammation level, and a colourimetric indicator reactive to the biomarker in t...