Patent ID: 7011523

Claim:
An article of manufacture for use in bleaching a person's teeth, comprising: a shaped dental bleaching composition having a tray-like configuration comprising a front side wall, a rear side wall, and a trough between said front and rear side walls, the dental bleaching composition further comprising: an adhesive layer comprising a substantially solid adhesive composition that has increased adhesiveness to teeth when moistened by saliva or water, said adhesive composition comprising at least one tooth adhesion agent that at least partially contributes to said increased adhesiveness to teeth, and said adhesive layer having sufficient rigidity to substantially maintain the adhesive layer in said tray-like configuration so that it is adapted for handling and placement onto the teeth; and a dental bleaching gel, adjacent to an inner surface of said adhesive layer, comprising at least one dental bleaching agent, at least one tackifying agent, and a liquid or gel carrier.