DR. JOHN H WARFORD, DDS
Dentist at Turnpike Ave, Bismarck, ND

2002001, Feb 14, 2002

Aug 31, 2001

09/944833

John Warford - Bismarck ND, US
Edward Combe - Maplewood MN, US

A61K007/26, A61C013/08

424/058000, 433/212100

The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the moutn to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

2001000, Jul 5, 2001

Oct 27, 1999

09/427876

JOHN WARFORD - BISMARCK ND, US
EDWARD C. COMBE - MAPLEWOOD MN, US

A61C003/00, C09K003/00, A61K007/16, A61C005/08

424/049000, 106/035000, 433/002000, 433/222100

The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

2002001, Jan 31, 2002

Aug 31, 2001

09/944822

John Warford - Bismarck ND, US
Edward Combe - Maplewood MN, US

A61K007/26, A61C013/08

424/058000, 433/212100

The present invention provides non-metallic compositions that are useful to repair, restore, adhere to, or protect, the surface of a tooth and that harden in the mouth to form substantially permanent features therein or to adhere fixtures to the surface of a tooth in a substantially permanent manner. The compositions comprise an amount of an essential oil effective to alter the sensory properties, i.e. the taste, a smell, of the composition and that desirably imparts a pleasant taste and/or order. The essential oil further advantageously provides the composition, once hardened in the mouth, with a surface more hydrophobic than a corresponding conventional composition, thereby inhibiting the deposition or formation of bacterial plaque. Also provided are a method of using the compositions to repair or seal hard dental tissue, as well as a method to adhere one or more dental or orthodontic fixtures to hard dental tissue.

2002010, Aug 8, 2002

Dec 7, 2001

10/013441

Edward Combe - Maplewood MN, US
John Warford - Bismarck ND, US

A61K007/16

424/049000

Compositions for conditioning a tooth surface prior to the application of a dental materials which will desirably form a substantially permanent bond with the conditioned tooth surface are provided, wherein the conditioning compositions contains a flavorant such as a water-based flavorant, an oil-based flavorant, a solid (e.g., powder) flavorant, or a non-oil-based flavorant, as well as methods of using the conditioning composition to prepare a tooth surface, e.g., for the application of a free-radically polymerizable dental material.