ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,385, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Premier Dental Products Co. LLC (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.).

"Meso-abrasive dentifrice and system for using same" was invented by Sean H. Kerr (Wallingford, Pa.) and Victoriya Shtessel-Nemzer (Newtown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A meso-abrasive dentifrice formulation of from 15 wt % to 30 wt % a first abrasive, from 10 wt % to 15 wt % a second abrasive, and excipients. The second abrasive is silica and is different from the first abrasive. A system is also disclosed for cleaning a human oral cavity having the disclosed meso-abrasive dentifrice formulation and an oscillating cup for delivery...