Oral treatment compositions and related methods of manufacture
AssigneeRanir, LLC
InventorsJeffrey J. Fisher, Debra C. Soliz
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Abstract
An oral treatment composition that includes a carrier, an active agent and a silicon dioxide compound. The active agent can be a variety of compositions, such as dental whitening or bleaching agents, desensitizing agents, antimicrobials, anti-plaque agents, remineralizing agents, anti-tartar agents, mouth fresheners, and anesthetics. Optionally, a processing aid can be added to the composition to streamline manufacture of the gel. The composition can be formed as a bead in a dental tray so that when a user applies the dental tray to their dental arch, the bead readily spreads over the surfaces of the teeth without the user having to supply significant force to achieve such spreading.
Claims21
An oral treatment composition comprising:
- an orally administrable matrix including a carrier, an active agent, and a silicon dioxide, wherein said matrix forms a tacky, readily spreadable viscous gel.
An oral treatment composition comprising:
- an orally administrable matrix in the form of a tacky, readily spreadable viscous gel, the matrix including:
- water,
- a polyol carrier,
- a dental whitener,
- a silica,
- a processing aid in the form of a surfactant including at least one hydroxyl group and having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of greater than about 4;
- a sweetener;
- and
- a flavoring ingredient;
- wherein said orally administrable matrix is substantially free of hydrophilic polymers that serve as tackifying agents for the matrix.
A method of preparing a pre-filled dental treatment tray comprising:
- dispensing a bead of oral treatment composition onto a dental treatment tray;
- terminating the bead of oral treatment composition;
- placing the filled dental treatment tray in a blister pack recess;
- and
- sealing the dental treatment tray within the blister pack recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.