Patent ID: 8501161
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of cleaning an oral surface, maintaining oral health and/or increasing oral health comprising: a. contacting an oral surface with a primary oral care composition at least once daily, and b. contacting the oral surface with a periodic oral care composition at least once within a period of about 42 days but less than once daily; wherein the periodic oral care composition but not the primary oral care composition comprises a first abrasive having an Einlehner hardness of greater than 5 mg loss per 100,000 revolutions and a second abrasive having an Einlehner hardness of less than about 5 mg loss per 100,000 revolutions, wherein a ratio of the first abrasive to the second abrasive ranges from about 1:1.6 to about 1.6:1, wherein the periodic oral composition has a pellicle cleaning ratio of greater than about 100 and a radioactive dentin abrasion of less than 200, and wherein the first abrasive and the second abrasive each comprised silica.