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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony E Winston, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Norman Usen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Enamelon, Inc., East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 52 ; 424 49 ; 424 57 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to non-aqueous compositions and methods utilizing same which are useful to remineralize subsurface dental enamel. More specifically, this invention relates to stable, single-part compositions containing calcium and phosphate salts which may be in a hydrophilic, non-aqueous vehicle and which when applied to lesions in dental enamel result in remineralization of subsurface dental enamel and/or mineralization of tubules in dentin thereby counteracting caries and/or hypersensitivity.