Patent ID: 6309625
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61C,A61K,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A stable, one-part sticky dental bleaching composition for use with a dental tray comprising:a peroxide dental bleaching agent included in an amount so as to bleach teeth;potassium nitrate included in an amount so as to reduce tooth sensitivity that may be caused by the peroxide dental bleaching agent when left in contact with a person's teeth for a time sufficient to cause bleaching of the teeth; anda carrier including a solvent and a tackifying agent selected from the group consisting of carboxypolymethylene, polyacrylic copolymers, gums, polyethylene oxides, proteins, and mixtures thereof, the dental composition having a stickiness so that the dental composition is capable of adhering and retaining a dental tray that is designed not to exert significant mechanical pressure onto the person's teeth and gums over a person's teeth for a prescribed time period.