World Intellectual Property Organization Patent Number (WIPO) WO2022/018478
Whole mouth health is an important concept for 21th century both for achieving oral health and as a necessary component of maintaining overall
good health. Establishing and maintaining a daily oral hygiene regimen is
critical for maintaining good oral health, however, this practice alone may
not suffice. An effective oral hygiene regimen must be supplemented by
routine visits to a dental professional. As important as a daily oral health
care regimen is in maintaining a good oral health, its value depends on
effective technology and the patient – dental practitioner relationship in
terms of using this product effectively to produce a positive outcome- based
health care program.
Despite significant advances in oral health care, dental caries and
periodontal diseases (Gingivitis) are two(2) of the most common diseases
globally, with dental caries being the most common. Furthermore, 90% of
the world’s population will develop some form of dental disease in their life
times. Teeth account for 20% of oral surfaces, whereas soft tissues account
for 80%. Therefore, to achieve whole mouth health management of biofilm
not only on teeth but also on the soft tissues “reservoirs” is critical.
Expectations in health care are evolving , and the needs are changing.
Health care is shifting from fixing problems to predicting and preventing
oral health problems. This approach will not only help the patients but also
help better manage and contain rising health care costs. Also this approach
lead to a more holistic view of oral health management, with the guiding
principals being prevention and wellness, care continuum , and prediction
of future health. Furthermore patients are demanding patient-centered
dentistry, with some of this being medicated by oral health care
information on the internet and desire for oral wellness. Bacteria and
biofilm that reside in overall oral surfaces are the cause of the dental caries
and periodontal disease (Gingivitis), yet during the process of tooth
brushing, plaque and derbies are removed primarily from the teeth, which
represent 20% of the oral surfaces. The bacteria remaining on 80% of the
oral surfaces, which comprises soft tissue including the cheeks, gingivae
(gums), and tongue, are largely unaffected via mechanical action of tooth
brushing with a regular fluoride toothpaste. In addition, within hard- tissue
surfaces, there are pits, fissures, and inter-proximal (between teeth) spaces
that are missed via the mechanical action of tooth brushing. To achieve
whole mouth health, effective treatment must go beyond the areas that
tooth brush can reach, and this is the rationale for the inclusion of
antibacterial agents into dentifrices in addition to fluoride, both of which
can help achieve better oral health outcome.
Because the etiology of dental caries and periodontal disease (Gingivitis) is
bacterial, biofilm control on both soft and hard tissues is essential to the
oral health of the patients. This new Toothpaste (Marvelous) being
introduced by Batool Pharma International company is directed toward the
concept of whole mouth health, and this supplement will provide patients
and dental practitioners with information on this new technology
(toothpaste) to carry them into 21st century of of total whole mouth health.