Patent ID: 8658139

Claim:
Dental products to prevent and treat dentinal hypersensitivity, prevent tooth decay and heal incipient caries, prevent formation of oral plaque and tartar, prevent and treat aphthous ulcers, oral mucositis, periodontal disease, perioral dermatitis, halitosis, oral candida, and chapped lips, and ameliorate the condition of those suffering from xerostomia and cold sores, comprising: (a) 0.25 to 40 weight percent of nanocalcite particles having a particle size of 1 to 1000 nm; (b) 8 to 95% by weight of xylitol; (c) a surfactant system employing poloxamer as the main surfactant, wherein said poloxamer, or a mixture of poloxamers, comprise 0.01 to 10 weight % of said dental product, said system further comprising anionic polysaccharide (AP), or a mixture of APs, plus a nonionic cellulose ether (NCE), or a mixture of NCEs, in a ternary surfactant system having enhanced foaming power relative to poloxamers alone or to poloxamers plus APs or to poloxamers plus NCEs, wherein the weight ratio of said poloxamer to said APs is greater than 1, and the weight ratio of said AP to said NCE is greater than 1; (d) said dental products being essentially free of all surfactants other than those in the ternary surfactant system of poloxamers, APs, and NCEs; (e) said dental products being free of irritating detergents, said detergents including sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium N-lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium N-lauroyl glutamate, and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate; (f) said dental products being free of irritating flavors and essential oils, said flavors and oils including phenol, thymol, carvacrol, clove, spearmint, cinnamon, eucalyptol, and any flavors present at high intensity; (g) said dental products being free of irritating antimicrobials, said antimicrobials including chlorhexidine, alexidine, cetylpyridinium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, sanguinarine, and triclosan; (h) said dental products being free of irritating tartar control agents, said agents including inorganic phosphate salts of group I metals, including metaphosphates, polyphosphates, and pyrophosphates; (i) said dental products being free of foam suppressors, said suppressors including sulfonated polyacrylate oligomers, polydimethylsiloxanes, and azacycloalkane-2,2-diphosphonic acids.