Neutral topical sodium fluoride gel
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Dental Products Company
InventorRobert T. Zahradnik
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Abstract
A neutral topical sodium fluoride gel is disclosed which comprises a thickened aqueous solution of sodium fluoride buffered to maintain a pH of from about 6 to 8, wherein the thickener is a mixture of xanthan gum and a soluble salt of an acrylic acid polymer.
Claims7
A thickened sodium fluoride aqueous composition suitable for use in the topical prophylactic treatment of the teeth, said composition consisting essentially of from about 75.2 to about 96.1 weight percent water, sodium fluoride in a proportion of from about 1 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition, and thickener, wherein the pH of the composition is within the range of from about 6 to about 8, and wherein the thickener consists essentially of xanthan gum and a water soluble salt of an acylic acid polymer.
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