Patent · US Active

Oral care compositions and methods

US11213566B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

6References

17Claims

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Assignee

Lubris LLC · US

Inventors

Edward R. Truitt, III · San Diego, US
Benjamin Sullivan · San Diego, US
Nicholas Tennison · University Place, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2011
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61P1/02
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical or oral care product for treating or preventing oral diseases that is prepared with proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) as an active ingredient, the preparing method thereof and the use thereof in manufacturing medicaments or oral care products for treating or preventing oral diseases and maintenance of oral health. PRG4 may have efficacy in maintaining oral health and treating or preventing oral disease. This secreted glycoprotein, which is also called lubricin and superficial zone protein, is known to protect against frictional forces, cell adhesion and protein deposition.

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