US Patent Issued on Aug. 25 for "Oral care compositions with phosphopeptides for use against dental hypersensitivity and/or xerostomia" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,661, issued on Aug. 25.

"Oral care compositions with phosphopeptides for use against dental hypersensitivity and/or xerostomia" was invented by Richard Willson (Plymouth, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to compositions for use in oral care and various methods of their use. In particular, it relates to compositions comprising phosphoproteins and their use in the treatment and prevention of dentine hypersensitivity and the treatment and prevention of xerostomia. Preferred compositions comprise osteopontin and derivatives thereof."

The patent was filed on July 11, 2022, under Application No. 1...