Oral Care - Novel Cleaning Agents
Seeking breakthrough cleaning benefits with daily use safety profile.
Description of the need:
Cleaning benefits may include exploration of alternatives to flossing. Safe and effective removal of food and debris between teeth via chemical approach that would increase compliance and enhance the oral health benefits driven by the flossing action, without having to floss.
What we are looking for:
Compounds or devices that:Removes dental calculus with home hygiene tools (ideally regular brushing) in a useable time frame, minimally noticeable on buccal and lingual anterior tooth surfaces, ideally all surfaces
Minimizes the deposition, growth or maturation of plaque, ideally without mechanical removal forces
Enables dispersion of biofilm on hard and/or all soft tissues, in particular tongue
Are able to provide long lasting and noticeable clean feel benefits over an extended period
Chemically remove/lift debris and/or plaque from in between teeth or from below the gum
Product/technology form may include:
Paste/gel
Rinse
Device/alternate forms/combination
Preference for products/technologies that:
Performance and efficacy is demonstrated in recognized oral care performance tests
Data available on full formulations
Human safety has been confirmed and material(s) are GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) such as food grade ingredients, CONEG and PROP65 compliant
Have consumer or clinical studies, FDA approval under the appropriate class, or an expedited path to FDA approval for US markets. Will consider global rest of world relevant technologies – will require understanding of regulatory path
Have granted or filed patent applications
Provides a signal tied to cleaning (e.g. sensorial, healthy color, etc.)
Products provide additional benefits (e.g. fresh breath, clean feel) ideally over a prolonged period of time
We are not interested in:
Technologies/products that need to be applied by Dental professionals or require a prescription
Technologies/products that require extensive laboratory, safety, regulatory or clinical development
Submissions need to have IP or other protection such as Trademark, Copyright or In-market to be considered.
Only non-confidential information can be reviewed.
