ASCORBIC ACID COMPONENT FOR USE IN A METHOD OF TREATING THE SURFACE OF A PREPARED TOOTH

The invention relates to an ascorbic acid component for use in a method of restoring and/or treating the surface of a prepared tooth in the mouth of a human being or animal, the method comprising the step of bringing the ascorbic acid component or a composition comprising the ascorbic acid component...

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Main Authors CLAUSSEN, Kai U, LUDSTECK, Manfred, HAEBERLEIN, Ingo R, HECHT, Reinhold
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 28.12.2022
Subjects
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Summary:The invention relates to an ascorbic acid component for use in a method of restoring and/or treating the surface of a prepared tooth in the mouth of a human being or animal, the method comprising the step of bringing the ascorbic acid component or a composition comprising the ascorbic acid component in contact with the surface of the prepared tooth, the surface of the prepared tooth comprising collagen fibers containing disulfide moieties, the ascorbic acid component being applied in an amount and for a time effective to reduce or cleave at least a part of the disulfide moieties contained in the collagen fibers.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210704959