Protective oral gel
AssigneeBioenvelop Agro Inc.
InventorsEve Belanger, Elizabeth Marcu
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to protective barriers. More particularly, an aqueous oral gel is provided containing food-grade ingredients. The gel is used to protect or isolate soft tissue of the oral cavity, or teeth, during a dental procedure such as tooth whitening. The gel can be applied to a surface within the oral cavity as a liquid, and sets quickly to form a pliable protective barrier that can be carved away to expose a portion of a tooth, one or more teeth, or any area of the oral cavity on which the dental procedure is to be performed.
Claims19
An aqueous oral gel comprising:
- up to about 15% dextrin or dextrose,
- up to about 15% of one or more plasticizing agents,
- up to about 3% lecithin,
- up to about 6% of one or more gelling agents,
- up to about 10% modified cellulose,
- up to about 0.5% sucralose,
- up to about 0.5% acesulfame potassium, and
- up to about 2% potassium chloride.
A method of protecting an oral cavity surface during a dental procedure comprising the steps of:
- combining the following ingredients to a temperature of about 100° C. to provide a liquid formulation:
- up to about 15% dextrin or dextrose,
- up to about 15% of one or more plasticizing agents,
- up to about 3% lecithin,
- up to about 6% of one or more gelling agents,
- up to about 10% modified cellulose,
- up to about 0.5% sucralose,
- up to about 0.5% acesulfame potassium, and
- up to about 2% potassium chloride,
- from 0% to about 4% non-toxic preservative, and
- water;
- cooling said liquid formulation to a temperature of from about 40° C. to about 50° C. to form a cooled liquid formulation,
- applying said cooled liquid formulation onto the oral cavity surface, and
- allowing said cooled liquid formulation to set and form a pliable protective barrier on said oral cavity surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.