Seeking Solutions for Enhanced Delivery of Oral Care Actives and Flavors

What We Are Looking For

Benefit areas of interest are:

Hard Tissue (Anti-caries, anti-erosion and anti- hypersensitivity)

• Improved delivery of monograph actives resulting in superior anti-cavity and/or increased reduction in dental hypersensitivity
• Delivery and retention of materials onto the enamel surface to deliver a long lasting barrier against acid erosion
• Delivery and retention of materials into the biofilm/plaque matrix for limiting enamel demineralizing challenges and enhancing remineralization and lesion repair

Gum Health

• Increased delivery of stannous fluoride and/or CPC or other monograph actives that translates to increased reduction in Plaque, plaque toxicity, and Gingivitis

Experiential Elements

• Long lasting mouth retention technology that delivers flavors and sensates on soft tissues for 4+ hours or a change in hard tissue contact anel.
• Ideal delivery technology will also provide lubricity and slick mouth feel

Preferred product forms include:Paste, Rinse, and gels; however other forms will be considered.

Preference is for technologies where:

• Technology deposits, retains & releases materials from hard and/or soft tissues
• Performance, stability and compatibility data has been shown in full oral care formulations that are aqueous based
• By performance, we mean changes in salivary pK profiles, uptake in or on target surfaces vs standard technologies
• Unique capability exists to demonstrate and quantify the benefit
• Performance data exists (technical/consumer/clinical) versus appropriate negative controls
• Human safety has been confirmed or material is GRAS
• Granted or filed patent applications are preferred

We are NOT interested intechnology that requires extensive clinical development.