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Methods and kits of removing calculus

US10653594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Ingo R. Haeberlein · Weilheim, DE
Evan Koon Lun Yuuji Hajime · Woodbury, US
Petra L. Kohler Riedi · Minneapolis, US
Chuntao Cao · Woodbury, US
Joel D. Oxman · Minneapolis, US
Steven P. Swanson · Blaine, US
Rainer Guggenberger · Hanerau-Hademarschen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2015
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 2, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K2800/884
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods and kits for removing calculus from a tooth. The method includes applying a component A comprising hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereto to the tooth; applying a component B comprising a catalase to the tooth, thereby generating oxygen; and removing at least a part of the calculus from the tooth; wherein the component A is applied before or after the component B is applied.

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