Title
Looking for a product that repairs and protects enamel and dentin
AbstractA Belgian multinational active in the consumer goods is seeking a product that delivers significant and long lasting repair to damaged tooth enamel and dentin. Industrial partners able to propose such a product are sought for commercial agreement with technical assistance or licence agreement.
DescriptionA Belgian multinational active in the consumer goods aims to increase the current portfolio of products in the oral care and would like to identify products that provide superior repair performance vs conventional fluoride toothpaste and rinse formulations.
With such a purpose, the company has identified the following benefit areas of interest :
- The product demonstrates increased mineralization of damaged areas versus conventional fluoride containing products
- Deposited mineral is resistant to subsequent damage/removal by brushing or acid challenge
- Performance demonstrated in full formulations
- Performance is demonstrated in recognized hard tissue performance tests
- Unique capability that demonstrates and quantifies the benefit
- Product must have strong global IP (granted or filed patents)
Advantages and innovation
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
The product FORM could include (but is not limited to):
- Paste
- Rinse
- Gel
Preference is for technologies where :
- Human safety has been confirmed or material is GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe)
- Technology is compatible with fluoride
- Technology is stable in water-based formulations
- Technology is compatible with typical ingredients used in oral care formulations (paste and rinse)
- Product usage does not require change in habit versus conventional oral care products
The company is NOT interested in technologies that provide short/term / transitory benefit