US4554154A
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Dental product and method of dental treatment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-03-12
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2004-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A dental product in the form of chewable plastics in the form of strip or foam, capsule or cloth. The plastics includes a biologically acceptable adhesive and being masticatable to provide dental care. The dental product may also carry remineralizing, immunological and anti-bacterial agents.
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice J. E. White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61C; A61C15/00; A61C15/04; A61C15/046; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of dental treatment comprising flossing between the teeth with a dental product that comprises chewable plastics tape carrying a biologically acceptable adhesive containing one or more of remineralizing, immunological and anti-bacterial agents, chewing the tape to allow the adhesive to control release into saliva of the agent or agents, and rubbing the gum margins of tooth surfaces with the masticated fibres of the tape, the chewing and rubbing steps causing adhesive to coat the teeth and gum margins to inhibit the attachment of plaque.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of dental treatment comprising flossing between the teeth with a dental product that comprises chewable plastics tape carrying a biologically acceptable adhesive containing one or more of remineralizing, immunological and anti-bacterial agents, chewing the tape to allow the adhesive to control release into saliva of the agent or agents, and rubbing the gum margins of tooth surfaces with the masticated fibres of the tape, the chewing and rubbing steps causing adhesive to coat the teeth and gum margins to inhibit the attachment of plaque.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A dental product for carrying out the method of claim 1 comprising chewable plastics tape carrying a biological inert adhesive containing one or more of remineralizing, immunological and anti-bacterial agents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dental product according to claim 2 wherein the chewable plastics tape is polyethylene tape that carries the biologically acceptable adhesive by any one of the following means: impregnation, in a lamination, in a coating, or encapsulation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dental product according to claim 2 wherein the immunological agent is lysozym and the anti-bacterial agent is chlorohexidine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The dental product according to claim 2 wherein the remineralizing agent is fluoride in the form of sodium fluoride or sodium monofluorophosphate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The dental product according to claim 2 wherein the biologically acceptable adhesive is high molecular weight polyisobutylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dental product for carrying out the method of claim 1 comprising polyethylene tape coated with high molecular weight polyisobutylene containing fluoride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The dental product of claim 7 wherein the polyethylene tape is a tear off portion of packaging material for edible products.
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