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US 11,957,768 B2Granted
Wet wiper articles and methods for cleaning removable dental appliances
AssigneeOral Health Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Eugene Tricca, Malia Mueller Smith
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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.
Claims10
A wet wiper comprising:
- a. a water insoluble substrate;
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- 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 a nonionic surfactant;
- (iv) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of a buffering agent;
- (v) 0 to about 5% by weight of said cleansing composition of an antimicrobial, antiplaque agent;
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- (vi) 0 to about 2% by weight of said cleansing composition of a sweetener;
- wherein said cleansing composition has a pH of from about 3.0 to about 13.0.
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