3M Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Elevate Oral Care, LLC

Therametrics Technologies, Inc.

Jerome E Swanson

Kevin M Cummings

Anatoly Z Rosenflanz

Richard Paul Rusin

Jacqueline C Rolf

George K Stookey

Christopher J Herron

Richard A Krone

A mucoadhesive formulation containing a clathrate host that encloses water molecules provides an effective means for, not only providing moisture to, and maintaining moisture on, a mucosal surface, but also in maintaining a high concentration of a sugar alcohol in situ on the mucosal surface for extended periods of time.

Composition for the relief of dry mouth

A tooth varnish that is free from pinus extracts, free of substantial undesired coloring agents, with a reduced viscosity, delivered in a user-friendly, flow-through, unit dose applicator and having improved fluoride release, uptake, and remineralization properties.

Fluoride varnish

The invention relates to uses of glasses and glass-ceramics in dental and orthodontic applications.

Use of ceramics in dental and orthodontic applications

The present specification describes a cleanup article which selectively sorbs hydrophobic dental resins. The article is particularly useful in the removal of excess resin-containing materials from the mouth during dental procedures. The article preferably is of sufficient integral strength to prevent break-up of the article during use.

Selectively sorbent article and method for use in dental applications

Stabilizers for vesicular imaging compositions are shown. Derivatives of benzoic acid are used to improve the image stability of vesicular imaging compositions containing homopolymers or copolymers of .alpha.-chloroacrylonitrile, and a light-sensitive agent which decomposes and releases gas on irradiation.

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Jerome E Swanson