Back to results
US 10,881,590 B2Granted
Wet wiper articles and methods for cleaning removable dental appliances
AssigneeOral Health Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Eugene Tricca, Malia Mueller Smith
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A wet wiper for cleaning an oral cavity or an oral appliance. The wet wiper comprises a water insoluble substrate and a physiologically acceptable cleansing composition. Methods for cleansing oral cavities and oral appliances are also provided, such methods comprising the step of contacting the surface of an oral cavity or an oral appliance with a wet wiper of the present invention for a sufficient time to permit cleaning.
Claims18
A method for cleaning an oral cavity, the method consisting of wiping a surface of the oral cavity with a wet wiper, the wet wiper comprising:
- a. a water insoluble substrate;
- and
- b. a physiologically acceptable cleansing composition, said cleansing composition consisting essentially of:
- (i) a liquid carrier consisting essentially of a solution of water and ethyl alcohol, wherein said ethyl alcohol is about 3% to about 90% by weight of said liquid carrier, and wherein said water is up to about 97% by weight of said liquid carrier;
- (ii) about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a flavor;
- (iii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an anionic surfactant;
- (iv) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a nonionic surfactant;
- (v) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a suds suppressor;
- (vi) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a zinc salt;
- (vii) 0 to about 3% by weight of said cleansing composition of a chelant;
- (viii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a buffering agent;
- (ix) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an antimicrobial, antiplaque agent;
- (x) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an anticalculus agent;
- (xi) 0 to about 30% by weight of said cleansing composition of a humectant;
- (xii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a preservative;
- (xiii) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a sweetener;
- and
- (xiv) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a water soluble polymer;
- wherein said cleansing composition has a pH of from about 3.0 to about 13.0 and is loaded onto said substrate at a loading factor of at least about 0.5 grams of composition per gram of dry substrate so that said substrate is wet by said composition.
16 more elements
A method for cleaning an oral appliance, said method comprising wiping the oral appliance with a wet wiper, the wet wiper comprising:
- a. a water insoluble substrate;
- and
- b. a physiologically acceptable cleansing composition, said cleansing composition consisting essentially of:
- (i) a liquid carrier consisting essentially of a solution of water and ethyl alcohol, wherein said ethyl alcohol is about 3% to about 90% by weight of said liquid carrier, and wherein said water is up to about 97% by weight of said liquid carrier;
- (ii) about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a flavor;
- (iii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an anionic surfactant;
- (iv) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a nonionic surfactant;
- (v) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a suds suppressor;
- (vi) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a zinc salt;
- (vii) 0 to about 3% by weight of said cleansing composition of a chelant;
- (viii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a buffering agent;
- (ix) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an antimicrobial, antiplaque agent;
- (x) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an anticalculus agent;
- (xi) 0 to about 30% by weight of said cleansing composition of a humectant;
- (xii) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a preservative;
- (xiii) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a sweetener;
- and
- (xiv) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a water soluble polymer;
- wherein said cleansing composition has a pH of from about 3.0 to about 13.0 and is loaded onto said substrate at a loading factor of at least about 0.5 grams of composition per gram of dry substrate so that said substrate is wet by said composition.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.