abstract |
An aqueous fluoride treatment composition for oral care, a method of providing fluoride to a dental surface of a patient, and a method of reducing the incidence of dental caries, the composition comprising: 0.1 % by weight to 3.0% by weight of a crosslinked polyacid containing carboxylic acid side groups; a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer; 1.0% by weight to 2.5% by weight of sodium fluoride; 0.025% by weight to 1.75% by weight of a multivalent cationic salt; and at least 60% by weight of water; the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the aqueous composition. |