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Method and composition for treating teeth

US4012839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 1973
Grant dateMar 22, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 26, 1993

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K6/69
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In the well-known technique of disinfecting caries-infected or potentially caries-infected dental tissue with silver nitrate, silver thiocyanate or its complexes have been substituted for silver nitrate with excellent disinfecting results and lowered side effects, e.g., with lowered toxicity toward dental tissues and mouth membranes and less blackening of exposed portions of the teeth.

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