Abstract: The present invention provides a tooth whitening film. The tooth whitening film comprises a dental bleaching agent comprising one or both of a non-hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent and hydrogen peroxide in a hydrogen peroxide-polymer complex, one or more polyphosphates, said one or more polyphosphates comprising one or more cyclic polyphosphates, one or more water soluble film-forming polymers, one or more plasticizers and one or more emulsifiers, wherein the film has a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 500 ?m. A kit comprising one or more such films having a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 150 ?m and a dental aligner is also provided. A process for the manufacture of the film is also provided, together with a method of using such a film to bleach teeth.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 6, 2026
Assignee:
BSolve Limited
Inventors:
Amy Lees, Sarah Lindsay Grant, Ian Herbert Stevens, Robert Crichton, Mark Alexander Livingstone, Moira Warnock, John Edward Cullen, Melanie Macfarlane
Abstract: There is herein described a teeth whitening strip or film. In particular, the present invention relates to a dissolvable or substantially dissolvable hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) teeth whitening strip or film comprising a concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at or above 10 wt. % of the strip or film. There is also described a process for the manufacture of a dissolvable or substantially dissolvable tooth whitening strip or film along with the method of using a strip or film comprising a concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at or above 10 wt. % of the strip or film to whiten and/or bleach teeth.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2026
Assignee:
BSOLVE LIMITED
Inventors:
John Edward Cullen, Mark Alexander Livingstone, Melanie Macfarlane, Robert Crichton