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US 9,308,399 B2Granted
Tooth whitening composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsLynette Zaidel, Suman Chopra, Michael Prencipe, Prakasarao Mandadi
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Abstract
A tooth whitening composition for whitening a surface of a tooth, the composition comprising a mixture of a whitening agent comprising an aqueous peroxide, a hydrophobic polymer carrier for adhering the tooth whitening composition to a tooth surface and at least one adhesion enhancing agent.
Claims10
A tooth whitening composition for whitening a surface of a tooth, the composition comprising:
- a) a whitening agent comprising an aqueous peroxide,
- b) a hydrophobic polymer carrier for adhering the tooth whitening composition to a tooth surface, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and
- c) at least one adhesion enhancing agent;
- wherein the tooth whitening composition comprises from 5 to 50 weight % of said silicone pressure sensitive adhesive;
- wherein said tooth whitening composition comprises from 30 to 60% weight % of said composition of plastigel and from 10 to 20 weight % of said composition of crospovidone as an adhesion enhancing agent, the plastigel comprising a blend of mineral oil and polyethylene;
- wherein the aqueous peroxide comprises hydrogen peroxide in an amount of from 0.01 to 17.5 weight % hydrogen peroxide by weight of the tooth whitening composition.
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