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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Applicant:
Michael J. Borja, Keyport, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Borja, Keyport, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Combe Incorporated, White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/10 (2006.01); A61K 6/08 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A denture liner which includes a hydrophobic polymer component, a plasticizer component and an adhesive component. A method for making this denture liner and a denture liner kit are also provided. The compositions have improved consistency and are useful in prosthodontics, including formulating denture liners for the compositions have a glass transition temperature lower than the lower of an ambient temperature at which the liner is applied and a temperature inside the oral cavity. Phthalate-free embodiments, as well as kits are also described.