Methods and materials for providing teeth with a white appearance
AssigneeSafeWhite, Inc.
InventorsScott Joseph Bridgeman, Richard Simon Brody, Thomas Joel Zupancic
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Abstract
This document provides methods and materials for providing teeth with a white appearance. For example, methods and materials for contacting teeth with one or more fluorescence emitting polypeptides (e.g., a blue fluorescent protein (BFP)) to provide the teeth with a whiter appearance are provided.
Claims8
A method for making teeth appear whiter, wherein said method comprises applying, to teeth, a conjugate comprising multiple blue fluorescent protein (BFP) polypeptides linked to a polypeptide having the ability to interact with or bind to a tooth or a tooth component, wherein fluorescence emitted from said BFP polypeptides makes said teeth appear whiter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.