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Tooth surface treatment composition and methods

US6004390A · kind A · utility

19Cited by

15References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DENTSPLY DETREY GMBH · DE

Inventors

Kai Pflug · Konstanz, DE
Gordon Blackwell · Konstanz, DE
Steven R. Jefferies · York, US
Hans Rolf Kase · Konstanz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 1997
Grant date	Dec 21, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K6/40
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A tooth surface treatment composition includes an acidic component which is at least one water-soluble acid in an aqueous solution, such that when the composition is applied to the tooth surface and not subsequently washed, it will increase the adhesiveness of the tooth structure. A method of treating a tooth structure includes contacting the tooth structure with such a composition.

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