Polymers for oral care compositions
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The water -soluble or water-dispersible polymer comprise a first monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, a second monomer having detergent properties, and a third monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, wherein the first monomer and the third monomer are the same or different. The present invention also provides oral care compositions comprising the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning, Whitening arid polishing natural teeth and dental prosthesis and of preventing, reducing or removing surface deposited stains from teeth by administering the oral care compositions. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer has a structure: wherein x, y, z, mole %, n, R 1 , and R 2 are defined herein.
1. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer having a structure selected from the group consisting of:
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric structures has a molecular weight of less than about 1,000,000 Daltons.
2. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer according to claim 1 , wherein the structure of the polymer is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 .
3. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer according to claim 1 , wherein the structure of the polymer is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 .
4. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer according to claim 1 , wherein the structure of the polymer is
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 or
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 .
5. An oral care composition comprising: (a) an oral care acceptable carrier, and (b) at least about 0.1% by weight of a water-soluble or water dispersible polymer selected from the group consisting of:
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
Wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 :
wherein the oral care acceptable carrier is a toothpaste, dentifrice, tooth powder, topical oral gel, mouth rinse, denture product, mouth spray, lozenge, oral tablet, chewing gum, fast -dissolving films, strips, or impregnated dental implement, wherein the composition provides stain removal from teeth;
wherein the water-soluble polymer is present in an amount of about 2%, by weight, and has an air/liquid surface tension in water is below about 60 dynes/cm, and
wherein the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric structures has a molecular weight of less than about 1,000,000 Daltons.
6. The oral care composition according to claim 5 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one of a chelating agent, a bleaching agent, a fluoride providing agent, an ionic or non-ionic surfactant, an abrasive agent, an antibacterial agent, a desensitizing agent, and mixtures thereof.
7. A method for removing stains from teeth comprising contacting a subject's teeth with an oral care composition comprising: (a) an oral care acceptable carrier, and (b) at least about 0.1% by weight of a water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-90, y=5-90, z=5-90, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ,
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 , and
wherein x=5-95, y=5-95, mole %, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 100, and, R 1 , R 2 =H or CH 3 ;
wherein the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric structures has a molecular weight of less than about 1,000,000 Daltons, and
wherein the oral care acceptable carrier is a toothpaste, dentifrice, tooth powder, topical oral gel, mouth rinse, denture product, mouth spray, lozenge, oral tablet, chewing gum, or impregnated dental implement, wherein the oral care composition provides stain removal from teeth.