Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Enamelon, Inc.

Other

Nevada Naturals Inc.

Church & Dwight, Inc.

Protegera, Inc.

Enamelon Research

Anthony E Winston

Norman Usen

M Stephen Lajoie

Francis R Cala

Alfredo Vinci

Keith A Jones

Steven E Dunn

Amy L Joseph

Benny S Yam

Raymond S Brown

Todd W Domke

Regina M Miskewitz

Anthony Ansaldi

Jordan B Barth

John R Berschied

Robert C Jorgensen

Darlene R Walley

Richard F Stockel

Anthony Joseph Sawyer

Frederick W Lawson

Mohamed Emam Labib

Steven A Bolkan

James L Manganaro

Yacoob Tabani

Lawrence Kirschner

Andrew D Kurtz

Linda J Lancaster

Bruce R Conley

Dragomir Mark Bracilovic

Herman L Marder

Madeline P Simpson

Thomas J Duncan

Stephen P Lengyel

Seo Yean Sohn

Antonio Perazzo

MStephen Lajoie

John P Krieg

Wayne Sorenson

Lucas Lawrence Franz

Bruce J Nelson

Christopher Kuchar

Carl Mayer

Louis Kubian

An oral hygiene composition includes a mixture of: (i) a carrier liquid; and (ii) a water-insoluble hydratable polymer fibers forming an entangled three-dimensional network of said water-insoluble hydratable polymer fibers in said carrier; wherein: said carrier liquid comprises one or more humectant in a concentration of total humectant in excess of 5 wt. % based on the weight of the composition; said composition has an elastic modulus G' and a loss modulus G″, and said elastic modulus G′ is larger that said loss modulus G″; and said water-insoluble hydratable polymer fibers have a diameter of about 10 to about 20,000 nm and a length of at least 100 nm.

Oral cavity cleaning composition, method, and apparatus

A method for cleaning, benefiting, or deodorizing skin or hair utilizing a body wash, skin cleaner, soap, shampoo or deodorizer formulation containing a controlled release skin benefit or deodorizing salt, a hydrophilic moisturizing polymer and surfactants is described. The method imparts benefits or deodorizing agents to the skin or hair and maintains effective levels for an extended period.

Deodorizing and skin cleaning

This invention pertains to dental care compositions with antimicrobial benefits. In particular, the invention provides for compositions of oral tissue-adherent salts that release biocidal ions on a controlled release basis and thereby provide and maintain an essentially uniform concentration of biocidal ions above the MBC or MIC of the target bacteria at the site of application in the mouth for an extended period of time. The compositions are useful for treating or preventing oral diseases resulting from bacteria, fungal or yeast infections, such as caries, gingivitis, periodontal disease and candidiasis.

Compositions for dental care

A dual-compartment dispensing container for retaining and dispensing two separate products or product phases such that each product or product phase is concurrently dispensed from each compartment in substantially equal volumetric amounts. The first compartment comprises a deformable semi-circular inner tube having a top end and a bottom end. The inner tube is disposed within a second compartment comprising a deformable fully circular outer tube having a top end and a bottom end.

Dual-compartment dispensing container

A pseudo-plastic or thixotropic carrier having anti-malodorous components dissolved or suspended therein is sprayed on the internal surfaces of an ostomy bag or pouch. The viscoelastic properties of the carrier allow the composition to be conveniently dispensed from a spray bottle into the ostomy bag and retained on the inner walls thereof without being displaced therefrom by incoming waste during use of the ostomy bag. This allows the composition to continue to deodorize the ostomy bag headspace even after waste material begins to fill the bag.

Pseudo-plastic or thixotropic liquid deodorant product for ostomy pouches

In dentifrices containing sodium bicarbonate and anionic species which can react with sodium and water to precipitate hydrated crystals, the ratio of water to humectants, abrasives, and/or thickeners is adjusted so that the dentifrice has a water activity of no greater than 0.60 so as to greatly reduce the salting out of the anionic species.

Prevention of crystal formation in toothpaste

Improved one-part and two-part liquid products such as, e.g., mouthwashes, mouthrinses, toothpastes, gels and the like, for remineralizing subsurface lesions and/or mineralizing exposed dentin tubules in teeth contain a cationic component, an anionic component and a separating means for separating the cationic and anionic components. The anionic component contains water-soluble phosphate and fluoride salts, while the cationic component contains at least one partially water-soluble calcium salt and preferably at least one water-soluble salt of a divalent metal other than calcium. The tooth is treated with a mixed aqueous composition formed by mixing the cationic and anionic components with water and/or saliva. The mixed aqueous composition has a pH of from about 4.0 to about 10.0 and, in addition to dissolved calcium cations and dissolved phosphate and fluoride anions, contains a quantity of undissolved calcium salt. The use of the partially water-soluble calcium salt delays precipitation of the cations and anions in the aqueous composition until after the ions have diffused through the tooth surface to the subsurface and/or dentin so as to effect remineralization and/or mineralization, respectively.

Products and methods for the remineralization and prevention of demineralization of teeth

A solid oral product, e.g., chewing gum, lozenge, an edible foodstuff, and the like, which is useful for remineralizing subsurface dental lesions and/or mineralizing exposed dentinal tubules, contains (A) a discrete cationic agglomerate component composed of at least one water-soluble or partially water-soluble calcium salt and a first inert solid carrier, and (B) a discrete anionic agglomerate component composed of at least one water-soluble orthophosphate salt and a second inert solid carrier. The agglomerate nature of the cationic and anionic components keeps these components separate from one another during storage of the product but allows the cationic and anionic salts to be simultaneously released from the product upon mixing of the product with water and/or saliva to form a mixed aqueous solution such that the solution contains both calcium cations released from the calcium salt and orthophosphate anions released by the orthophosphate salt.

Remineralizing-mineralizing oral products containing discrete cationic and anionic agglomerate components and method of use

Improved solid products for remineralizing subsurface lesions and/or mineralizing exposed tubules in dentin contain an anionic component, a cationic component and a separating component for separating the anionic and cationic components in the product. The anionic component contains at least one water-soluble phosphate salt and the cationic component contains at least one partially water-soluble calcium salt. To remineralize subsurface lesions and/or mineralize exposed dentin tubules in a tooth, the anionic and cationic components are mixed with water and/or saliva to form a mixed aqueous composition having a pH of from greater than about 4.0 to about 10.0, which is then applied to the tooth. Because of the partial water-solubility of the calcium salt, the calcium cations and the phosphate anions in the mixed aqueous composition remain soluble for a period of time sufficient to allow the cations and anions to diffuse through the surface of the tooth to the subsurface and/or dentin, where the diffused cations and anions react to form an insoluble precipitate on the lesion for remineralization thereof and/or on the exposed tubule for mineralization thereof. The products may be in the form of chewing gums, lozenges, candies, edible food products, and the like.

An oral product, preferably a toothpaste, effective for remineralizing subsurface dental lesions, mineralizing exposed dentinal tubules and whitening teeth stained with discoloring residues containing heavy metal ions such as Fe,, Mn,and Cu,, is composed of a first discrete part composed of a water-soluble or partially water-soluble calcium salt and optionally a non-toxic, non-calcium water-soluble divalent metal salt, and a second discrete part composed of a water-soluble orthophosphate salt and preferably a water-soluble fluoride salt. Further enhanced stain-removing properties without excessive abrasivity are imparted to the oral product when part (A) further contains an effective amount of an anhydrous dicalcium phosphate abrasive and part (B) further contains an effective amount of a silica abrasive.

Remineralizing/mineralizing oral products having improved whitening and stain removal properties

A dentifrice product substantially free of water-soluble inorganic orthophosphates and capable of remineralizing subsurface lesions and/or mineralizing exposed dentinal tubules in teeth, contains (A) a discrete cationic part containing at least one water-soluble and/or partially water-soluble calcium compound and a fluoride-protecting amount of at least one water-soluble and/or partially water-soluble magnesium compound, and (B) a discrete anionic part containing at least one water-soluble fluoride compound. The cationic and anionic parts are disposed separate from one another in the product and are simultaneously releasable from the product. The cationic and anionic parts each have a pH in water such that a mixed aqueous composition formed by mixing the cationic and anionic parts with (i) saliva or (ii) water and saliva has a pH of from about 4.0 to about 10.0. The mixed aqueous composition simultaneously applies the cationic and anionic parts to the tooth surfaces being treated. Dentifrice products containing a minor amount of at least one water-soluble inorganic orthophosphate compound in the anionic part and dentifrice products which are substantially devoid of water-soluble inorganic orthophosphate compounds but which may contain a substantially water-insoluble phosphate compound, e.g., as an abrasive and/or polishing agent, are also provided.

Dentifrice products and methods for remineralizing and/or mineralizing

Products and methods for the remineralization and prevention of

A method for remineralizing one or more subsurface lesions in a tooth and/or mineralizing one or more exposed dentinal tubules in the tooth involves dispensing effective amounts of at least one water-soluble calcium salt, at least one water-soluble non-toxic divalent metal compound wherein the divalent metal is other than calcium, at least one water-soluble phosphate salt and, optionally, a water-soluble fluoride salt; mixing the salts and compound to form a non-carbonated mixture having a pH in water such that a non-carbonated aqueous solution containing the mixture has a pH of from 4.5 to about 7.0; and then applying the non-carbonated mixture as the non-carbonated aqueous solution to a surface of the tooth for a sufficient period of time to allow sufficient amounts of calcium, phosphate and, if present, fluoride, ions in the solution to diffuse into the subsurface of the tooth where the diffused ions then react to form an insoluble precipitate onto the lesions and/or exposed tubules, thereby remineralizing the lesions and/or mineralizing the tubules.

Processes for the remineralization and mineralization of teeth

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Anthony E Winston