Patent ID: 9211246
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A23K,A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A composition for the treatment of dental pathology in a mammal, said composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of micron-sized dentinal tubule-occluding particulates of a sol-gel derived or melt-derived bioactive glass having an average particle size of less than 10 microns, wherein said bioactive glass consists of: a. 40 to 60 wt % SiO b. 10 to 30 wt % CaO, 0 to 5 wt % MgO, and/or 0 to 25 wt % CaF c. 10 to 35 wt % Na d. 2 to 8 wt % P e. 0 to 10 wt % B f. 0 to 1.5 wt % Al g. 0 to 15 wt % silver oxide; and h. at least one bisphosphonate.