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US 11,596,590 B2Granted
Methods and kits of removing calculus
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsTao Gong, Petra L. Kohler Riedi, Evan Koon Lun Yuuji Hajime, Steven P. Swanson
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Abstract
Methods and kids for removing calculus from a tooth. The method can include applying a component A comprising a hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereto and a component B the comprising a catalase to the tooth, thereby generating oxygen; and removing at least a part of the calculus from the tooth.
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A method of removing calculus from a tooth comprising:
- providing a component A,
- the component A comprising hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide precursor;
- providing a component B,
- the component B comprises a catalase;
- applying the component A and the component B to the tooth, thereby generating oxygen;
- and
- removing at least a part of the calculus from the tooth,
- wherein at least one of the component A and the component B is characterized by a viscosity of less than 26 Pa·s at a shear rate of 1/s at 25° C.
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