发明名称 |
LIGHT-ACTIVATED TOOTH WHITENING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING SAME |
摘要 |
The present invention provides a tooth whitening composition having a transparent first component that is a carrier compound and a transparent second component that is an oxidizing compound which when applied to a stained tooth and exposed to actinic light is activated to facilitate tooth whitening. The invention also provides a method for light-activated tooth whitening which comprise applying a tooth-whitening composition to one or more teeth and exposing said composition to actinic light to activate said oxidizing compound. The present invention further provides a device for tooth whitening which has a light source, at least one optical output, a projection means for holding and positioning said optical output outside of a patient's mouth in a manner so as to provide approximately simultaneous and uniform illumination of a patient's front teeth by said optical output; and a connection means for connecting said light source to said optical output. The invention also provides methods of using the device.
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申请公布号 |
CA2320269(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.08.19 |
申请号 |
CA19992320269 |
申请日期 |
1999.02.12 |
申请人 |
BRITESMILE, INC. |
发明人 |
CIPOLLA, ANTHONY JOHN;MONTGOMERY, ROBERT ERIC;NATHOO, SALIM A. |
分类号 |
A61C5/00;A61C13/00;A61C13/15;A61C19/06;A61K6/00;A61K8/00;A61K8/22;A61K8/38;A61P1/02;A61Q11/00;(IPC1-7):A61K7/16;A61C3/00;A61K33/40 |
主分类号 |
A61C5/00 |
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