Tasteful toothpaste and other dental products
First Claim
1. Dental products comprising a surfactant system employing poloxamers as the main surfactant, wherein said poloxamer comprises 0.01 to 10 weight % of said dental product, said system further comprising anionic polysaccharides (AP) plus nonionic cellulose ethers (NCE) in a ternary surfactant system having enhanced foaming power relative to poloxamers alone or to poloxamers plus anionic polysaccharide or to poloxamers plus nonionic cellulose ethers, wherein the weight ratio of said poloxamer to said anionic polysaccharides is greater than 1, and the weight ratio of said anionic polysaccharide to said nonionic cellulose ether is greater than 1.
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Abstract
Dental products employing a ternary surfactant system of poloxamers, anionic polysaccharides, and nonionic cellulose ethers. This ternary surfactant system has greatly enhanced foaming power relative to poloxamers alone or to poloxamers plus anionic polysaccharides or to poloxamers plus nonionic cellulose ethers. The poloxamer-anionic polysaccharide-nonionic cellulose ether surfactant system has little or no taste, is nonirritating, and has excellent adhesion to tooth surfaces and oral mucosa. Inclusion of a mild abrasive plus one or more of xylitol, raw licorice, licorice extract, and glycyrrhizin and its derivatives enhances the clinical efficacy of the formulations by further reducing plaque buildup thus brightening teeth and reducing tooth decay and periodontal disease.
The surfactant system can be used in a dentifrice paste or gel, powder, granules, disintegrable tablet, and a mouthwash, lozenge, and chewing gum.
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- 1. Dental products comprising a surfactant system employing poloxamers as the main surfactant, wherein said poloxamer comprises 0.01 to 10 weight % of said dental product, said system further comprising anionic polysaccharides (AP) plus nonionic cellulose ethers (NCE) in a ternary surfactant system having enhanced foaming power relative to poloxamers alone or to poloxamers plus anionic polysaccharide or to poloxamers plus nonionic cellulose ethers, wherein the weight ratio of said poloxamer to said anionic polysaccharides is greater than 1, and the weight ratio of said anionic polysaccharide to said nonionic cellulose ether is greater than 1.
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