Patent ID: 6619299
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61C,A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A flavour enhanced whitening dental floss comprising a dental floss and a formulation, and wherein said formulation is selected from the group consisting of:Formulation Number One, wherein Formulation Number One comprises: (a) one or more binders to a maximum of about 65.0 percent (W/W), with 45.22 percent (W/W) being optimal; (b) one or more pigmenting agents to a maximum of about 25.8 percent (W/W), with 22.80 percent (W/W) being optimal, and wherein some or all of said pigmenting agents are comprised of inert white particulate, and wherein said inert white particulate is sufficiently small to be depositable by said flavour enhanced whitening dental floss onto or into the enamel and dentinal layers of the teeth in order to occupy those spaces between the hydroxyapatite crystals or prisms found therein; (c) one or more solubilizing agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 18.78 percent (W/W) being optimal; (d) one or more first emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 7.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (e) one or more flavouring agents to a maximum of about 25.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (f) one or more second emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; and (g) one or more sweetening agents to a maximum of about 1.0 percent (W/W), with 0.2 percent (W/W) being optimal; Formulation Number Two, wherein Formulation Number Two comprises: (a) one or more binders to a maximum of about 65.0 percent (W/W), with 45.00 percent (W/W) being optimal; (b) one or more pigmenting agents to a maximum of about 25.8 percent (W/W), with 22.80 percent (W/W) being optimal, and wherein some or all of said pigmenting agents are comprised of inert white particulate, and wherein said inert white particulate is sufficiently small to be depositable by said flavour enhanced whitening dental floss onto or into the enamel and dentinal layers of the teeth in order to occupy those spaces between the hydroxyapatite crystals or prisms found therein; (c) one or more solubilizing agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 18.78 percent (W/W) being optimal; (d) one or more first emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 7.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (e) one or more flavouring agents to a maximum of about 25.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (f) one or more second emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (g) one or more sweetening agents to a maximum of about 1.0 percent (W/W), with 0.2 percent (W/W) being optimal; and (h) one or more fluoride compounds to a maximum of about 0.30 percent (W/W), with about 0.22 percent (W/W) being optimal; Formulation Number Three, wherein Formulation Number Three comprises: (a) one or more binders to a maximum of about 60.0 percent (W/W), with 48.22 percent (W/W) being optimal; (b) one or more pigmenting agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 22.80 percent (W/W) being optimal, and wherein some or all of said pigmenting agents are comprised of inert white particulate, and wherein said inert white particulate is sufficiently small to be depositable by said flavour enhanced whitening dental floss onto or into the enamel and dentinal layers of the teeth in order to occupy those spaces between the hydroxyapatite crystals or prisms found therein; (c) one or more solubilizing agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 18.78 percent (W/W) being optimal; (d) one or more first emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 7.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (e) one or more flavouring agents to a maximum of about 25.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; and (f) one or more sweetening agents to a maximum of about 1.0 percent (W/W), with 0.2 percent (W/W) being optimal; Formulation Number Four, wherein Formulation Number Four comprises: (a) one or more binders to a maximum of about 60.0 percent (W/W), with 48.00 percent (W/W) being optimal; (b) one or more pigmenting agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 22.80 percent (W/W) being optimal, and wherein some or all of said pigmenting agents are comprised of inert white particulate, and wherein said inert white particulate is sufficiently small to be depositable by said flavour enhanced whitening dental floss onto or into the enamel and dentinal layers of the teeth in order to occupy those spaces between the hydroxyapatite crystals or prisms found therein; (c) one or more solubilizing agents to a maximum of about 30.0 percent (W/W), with 18.78 percent (W/W) being optimal; (d) one or more first emulsifying agents to a maximum of about 10.0 percent (W/W), with 7.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; (e) one or more flavouring agents to a maximum of about 25.0 percent (W/W), with 3.0 percent (W/W) being optimal; and (f) one or more sweetening agents to a maximum of about 1.0 percent (W/W), with 0.2 percent (W/W) being optimal; (g) one or more fluoride compounds to a maximum of about 0.30 percent (W/W), with about 0.22 percent (W/W) being optimal.