Dental Care Products Comprising Stannous Flouride

Abstract

The present invention provides new dental care products comprising stannous fluoride and at least 0.01 wt % self-assembling peptides, wherein the self-assembling peptides are essentially present in the dental care product in assembled form. The assembled peptides form a three-dimensional matrix capable of stabilizing stannous fluoride by protecting it from oxidation. The dental care products may further comprise polyphosphates such as sodium tripolyphosphates as well as a tin chelating agent such as sodium gluconate. They may be provided in the form of a dental gel, a toothpaste, a tooth foam, dental rinse or a prophylactic paste. Also disclosed are methods for stabilizing stannous fluoride in a dental care product. Finally, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for protecting a tooth from demineralization, for remineralizing the tooth enamel of a non-cavitated tooth lesion, for destroying biofilm formed on tooth and for treating dentinal hypersensitivity.

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