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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Credentis Ag, Windisch, CH;
Michael Hug, Zofingen, CH;
Dominikus Amadeus Lysek, Windisch, CH;
Karl-Heinz Kunzelmann, Erding, DE;
Credentis AG, Windisch, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of dental care, in particular, to a dental care product such as toothpaste (dentifrice), prophylactic paste, tooth powder, tooth polish, tooth gel, chewing gum, candy, lozenge, mouthwash, whitening strip, coated dental floss, coated toothbrush, paint-on gel, varnish, veneer, and tube, syringe or dental tray comprising a gel or paste, mouthwash, whitening strips and trays for whitening teeth, wherein the product comprises mineral particles such as crystals and a compound, preferably, a protein capable of forming a matrix which is a hydrogel, wherein the product comprises a fluorophore. The mineral particles may comprise, e.g., calcium phosphate, preferably, hydroxyapatite, preferably, in crystalline form. The protein matrix may comprise, e.g., a self-assembling peptide. The product also comprises a fluorophore, which may be a fluorescent amino acid residue of the protein matrix. The invention also relates to cosmetic use of the dental care product for whitening teeth or for use in treatment of a sensitive tooth or sensitive teeth and/or in prevention or treatment of caries, as well as a related method for tooth whitening.