Compositions and methods for disinfecting removable dental appliances
OwnerNicholas Conley, Lynn Muzikinventors
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Abstract
Dental or oral appliance cleansing compositions not used in the mouth are described as having an effervescence system and a surfactant. The cleansing composition can remove a biofilm adherent to the dental or oral appliance; does not contain an artificial dye, does not contain >70 wt. % sodium dodecyl sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate with respect to total surfactant wt. percent, does not contain sulfonate- or sulfoacetate-containing surfactants, does not contain phosphate- or amine-containing chelating agents, does not contain a bleaching agent, and is able to remove greater than 46% of biofilm from the dental or oral appliance soaked in the cleansing composition in about 15 minutes.
Claims24
A dental or oral appliance cleansing composition having a total number of non-water ingredients of four or less, the composition comprising:
- (a) an effervescence system;
- and (b) a surfactant;
- wherein the cleansing composition removes a biofilm adherent to a dental or an oral appliance when the dental or oral appliance is soaked in a solution of the cleansing composition;
- and wherein greater than 46% of biofilm is removed from the dental or oral appliance when the dental or oral appliance is soaked in the solution of the cleansing composition for about 15 minutes.
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A dental or oral appliance cleansing composition having a total number of non-water ingredients of four or less, the composition comprising:
- (a) an effervescence system;
- and (b) a surfactant;
- wherein the cleansing composition does not contain greater than 70 wt. % sodium dodecyl sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate with respect to total weight of the surfactant, wherein the cleansing composition does not contain sulfonate- or sulfoacetate-containing surfactants, wherein the cleansing composition does not contain phosphate- or amine-containing chelating agents, and wherein the cleansing composition does not contain a bleaching agent.
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