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Tooth bleaching

US5989526A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1998
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K8/66
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides safe products for bleaching teeth. Oral compositions comprising at least one oxidoreductase fulfil said criteria without the presence of peroxide or with only very little peroxide present. The invention also relates to an oral care product comprising the oral composition of the invention, a method of bleaching teeth, a method for using said oral care products and the use of oxidoreductases for oxidation of teeth stains.

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