Claims
- 1. A spray device comprising:
a container; an aqueous dental composition in the container, the composition comprising about 10% by weight to about 50% by weight of a thermally responsive viscosity modifier and water, wherein the composition is in a low viscosity state at a pre-treatment temperature and a highly viscous state at a treatment temperature that is higher than the pre-treatment temperature; and a sprayer in fluid communication with the dental composition, the device being capable of spraying the dental composition as a fine mist into the oral environment.
- 2. The device of claim 19 wherein the device further comprises a propellant.
- 3. A fine mist of a dental composition in the oral environment, the composition comprising about 10% by weight to about 50% by weight of a thermally responsive viscosity modifier and water, wherein the composition is in a low viscosity state at a pre-treatment temperature and a highly viscous state at a treatment temperature that is higher than the pre-treatment temperature.
- 4. A dental composition capable of being sprayed as a fine mist into the oral environment, the composition comprising:
about 10% by weight to about 50% by weight of a thermally responsive viscosity modifier; water; and a propellant, wherein the composition is in a low viscosity state at a pre-treatment temperature and a highly viscous state at a treatment temperature that is higher than the pre-treatment temperature.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/001,251, filed Nov. 1, 2001, now allowed, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10001251 |
Nov 2001 |
US |
Child |
10620548 |
Jul 2003 |
US |