76 results about "Denture adhesives" patented technology

A denture care composition comprising one or more denture care actives and one or more water insoluble carriers, wherein the composition is bioerodible, not a denture adhesive, and substantially free of polybutene with a molecular weight of about 300 to about 3000 when the composition is not an article, and is applied to dentures.

A method is provided for scanning the surface of an object in which moisture such as saliva or water is present on the surface. The method includes the step of applying a saliva and water-resistant composition to the surface, wherein the composition is characterized in that it does not readily wash off the surface after application of the composition to the surface in the presence of saliva or water. The composition forms an opaque film on the surface. The method further includes the step of scanning the surface having the film with a scanner. Several formulations for the composition are disclosed. One includes a liquid alcohol base, such as dehydrated ethyl alcohol, a reflective pigment, and a binder for promoting good adhesion of the formulation to the surface of the object being scanned. A suitable binder for scanning teeth and other oral structures is a denture adhesive such as an off-the-shelf denture adhesive, in powder form, that is mixed with the pigment and the alcohol base. Other suitable compositions can be derived by persons skilled in the art from the teachings disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to an anti-caries composition that includes Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and a carrier, and methods for using the composition. In particular, the composition includes SDF in an amount between about 1% and about 40% by weight; and a carrier (e.g., natural adhesive, a synthetic adhesive, a drying adhesive, an emulsion adhesive, silicone, copal, glass ionomer, cyanoacrylate, composite resin, latex, epoxy, silicone, polyurethane, denture adhesives, or variants thereof or any combination thereof.The methods of the present invention relate to arresting caries or reducing the number of active caries lesions. The steps include applying the anti-caries SDF composition to one or more tooth surfaces for about 1-5 minutes, and rinsing the composition from the tooth surface. Another method of the present invention relates to applying a SDF composition to the tooth surface, curing the composition, to thereby treat caries. Caries is arrested or the number of active caries lesions is reduced, as compared to an individual whose tooth surface is not subjected to the SDF composition.

The present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions. The denture adhesive compositions include an adhesive component and a viscosity index improver. The present invention is also directed to methods relating to the denture adhesive compositions.

The present invention relates to a denture adhesive article comprising a safe and effective adhesive amount of a denture adhesive component, wherein the denture adhesive article is a sheet that has a concave shape.

A denture adhesive comprising a copolymer salt at least partially cross-linked by lysine, histidine, arginine, nontoxic derivatives or family members of lysine, histidine or arginine and mixtures thereof.

The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising mixed salts of an alkyl vinyl ehter-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer and / or terpolymer with isobutylene wherein the mixed salt contains a cationic salt function comprising at least about 1 % strontium cations, from about 1 % to about 40 % of zinc cations, from 0 % to about 2.5 % of a cation selected from the group consisting of iron, boron, aluminum, vanadium, chromium, manganese, nickel copper, yttrium, titanium, and mixtures thereof; from about 36 % to about 60 % free acid component; and from 0 % to about 65 % of a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, and mixtures thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions comprising the above composition and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer. The present invention further relates to a method of increasing the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying the above compositions to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, palate or ridge of the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the dentures to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity.

There is provided an adhesion type denture adhesive having superior cleanability, which can be easily removed from a denture base and an oral mucosa for cleansing after the use, while possessing a superior force for stabilizing a denture. The denture adhesive containing a water-soluble polymer as a main ingredient, and containing 0.5 to 60% by weight of an alginate and 0.1 to 20% by weight of calcium sulfate contained therein.