Oral care products and methods
OwnerLaTonya KILPATRICK-LIVERMAN, Jianhong QIU +7inventors
InventorsLaTonya KILPATRICK-LIVERMAN, Jianhong QIU, Thomas SUBKOWSKI, Stefan JENEWEIN, Marvin KAROS, Claus BOLLSCHWEILER, Nina SCHNEIDER, Ralph Peter SANTARPIA, III, Volker WENDEL
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Abstract
Provided herein are, inter alia, methods of treating, repairing, mitigating, and/or reducing the incidence, size or visibility of white spot lesions on teeth by administering oral care compositions comprising partially hydrolyzed plant protein.
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A method for treating, repairing, mitigating, and/or reducing the incidence, size or visibility of white spot lesions on teeth of a patient in need thereof, comprising applying to the teeth an effective amount of an oral care composition comprising:
- a) partially hydrolyzed plant protein, comprising oligo- and polypeptide molecules wherein at least 90% of the oligo- and polypeptide molecules are from about 500 to about 15000 D;
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- b) an orally acceptable carrier.
An oral care composition for use in treating, repairing, mitigating, and/or reducing the incidence and appearance of white spot lesions on teeth comprising a partially hydrolyzed plant protein comprising oligo- and polypeptide molecules wherein at least 90% of the oligo- and polypeptide molecules are from about 500 to about 15000 D.
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