Light-activated tooth whitening composition and method of using same
OwnerR. Eric Montgomeryinventor
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Abstract
The tooth whitening compositions of the present invention include an oxidizing compound and an accelerator. The oxidizing compound and the accelerator may be administered in the same or different composition. The present invention further relates to a method of whitening teeth includes contacting the tooth enamel surface of a patient with composition comprising an oxidizing compound and an accelerator, and, thereafter, exposing the tooth surface to light energy. Alternatively, a method of whitening teeth includes contacting the tooth enamel surface of a patient with an accelerator, then contacting the treated tooth surface with the oxidizing compound, and, thereafter, exposing the tooth surface to light energy.
Claims48
A method of tooth whitening, comprising:
- contacting a tooth surface of a patient with a tooth whitening composition having a pH between about 6.0 and about 12.0, wherein the tooth whitening composition comprises an oxidizing compound and an accelerator;
- and
- exposing the tooth surface to light energy.
A method of tooth whitening, comprising:
- contacting a tooth surface of a patient with an accelerator composition having a pH between about 6.0 and about 12.0;
- sequentially contacting the accelerator-treated tooth surface with an oxidizing composition;
- and
- thereafter exposing the tooth surface to light energy.
A composition for accelerating whitening teeth, comprising:
- an alkaline pH adjusting agent;
- an aqueous carrier;
- and
- at least one performance enhancing adjuvant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.