To improve the manner in which oral care products are presented, an information processing device (1) comprises an acquisition unit (101) that acquires explanatory text that indicates the state of the oral cavity of a subject, an inference unit (103) that inputs a prompt that has been generated on the basis of the acquired explanatory text and instructs inference of an oral care product that is suited to the state of the oral cavity of the subject from among prescribed candidates into a language model (3) to cause output of inference results, and a presentation control unit (104) that presents the oral care product indicated by the inference results.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
30 - Basic staples, tea, coffee, baked goods and confectionery
Goods & Services
Dentifrices; toothpaste; non-medicated mouthwashes;
mouthwashes, not for medical purposes; breath freshening
preparations for personal hygiene; breath freshening strips;
breath freshening sprays; breath freshening preparations for
personal hygiene in the form of tablets. Toothbrushes; toothbrushes, electric; heads for electric
toothbrushes; interdental cleaners; floss for dental
purposes; toothpicks for interdental cleaning. Sweets, confectionery and snacks [other than snacks based on
foodstuffs of animal origin, as well as vegetables and other
horticultural comestible products which are prepared or
preserved for consumption]; confectionery; sweets; candies;
chewing gum for breath freshening; mints for breath
freshening; ame [starch-based candies]; chewing gum;
pastilles [confectionery]; ramune [porous and chalky soft
candies].
3.
CHANGE PROMOTION SYSTEM, CHANGE PROMOTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a change promotion system for ascertaining oral care activity of a subject, and for promoting behavior change to the subject so as to spontaneously improve living activity. [Solution] The present invention is a change promotion system 1 that ascertains oral care activity of a subject T and infers living activity of the subject T, the change promotion system comprising: an information acquisition unit 410 that acquires oral care information relating to the oral care activity; an information processing unit 41 that infers the living activity of the subject T on the basis of the oral care information and evaluates the living activity for each situation classification; an information accumulation unit 43 that accumulates the oral care information, inference information related to the living activity inferred by the information processing unit 41, and evaluation information relating to the evaluation of the living activity obtained by the information processing unit 41; and an information output unit 416 that outputs, to a watcher M who watches the subject T, the evaluation information and change promotion information for promoting behavior change of the living activity of the subject T in accordance with the evaluation information.
Provided is an oral composition containing a specific sugar, an amino acid and citric acid and/or an analog thereof. The specific sugar is a polysaccharide containing, as constituent sugars, a single galactose and one or a plural number of sugars other than galactose. The citric acid and/or an analog thereof is at least one selected from citric acid and citric acid salts. The content of the specific sugar is 0.5-5 mass% inclusive. The content of the amino acid is 0.5-4 mass% inclusive. The content of the citric acid and/or an analog thereof is 0.001-2 mass% inclusive.
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PREDICTING ADAPTABILITY TO BRUXISM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND INDICATING APPLICATION RANGE OF SAID MANAGEMENT METHOD
[Problem] To provide an information processing system with which it is possible to quantitatively and accurately predict adaptability to a bruxism management method and indicate an application range of a management method suitable for a target person. [Solution] The present invention comprises: a storage unit 31 for storing adaptability to a bruxism management method as an objective variable; a storage unit 32 for storing information pertaining to adaptability to pain, information related to intra-oral reflection, information related to cognitive behavior, information pertaining to concentration power, information pertaining to muscle tone, medical interview information, quality of sleep, past history, or numerical data pertaining to bruxism as explanatory variables; a processing unit 21 for distributing the objective variable and the explanatory variables to training data and verification data and storing said pieces of data; a processing unit 22 for constructing an adaptability prediction model using the objective variable and the explanatory variables through a machine learning method, and evaluating and reconstructing the prediction model using the objective variable and explanatory variables of the verification data; and a processing unit 23 for outputting the predicted adaptability.
G16H 20/00 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for calculating health indicesICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
ORAL CARE BEHAVIOR HABIT FORMATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, HABIT FORMATION SUPPORT METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING THE CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREON
[Problem] To provide an oral care behavior habit formation support system capable of promoting the habit formation of oral care that uses products in appropriate conditions, supporting the maintenance of oral health, and contributing to the reduction of medical expenses for the country. [Solution] Provided is an oral care behavior habit formation support system comprising: a usage start date storage processing unit 10a that stores the dates of purchase or opening of oral care products; and an implementation information acquisition unit 10b that acquires and stores information about the implementation of oral care behaviors. The continuity of the implementation of the oral care behaviors is determined on the basis of the information about the implementation of the oral care behaviors and the usage start dates, and the higher the continuity, the more beneficial points are awarded.
Provided is an oral composition comprising an L-ascorbic acid dl-α-tocopherol phosphoric acid diester alkali metal salt. The composition according to the present disclosure is capable of suppressing disruption of the oral mucosal epithelial barrier function and/or inhibiting the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Thus, the composition according to the present disclosure is capable of preventing the onset of periodontal disease and/or suppressing the progression of periodontal disease.
A61K 31/375 - Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin CSalts thereof
A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61K 47/24 - Organic compounds, e.g. natural or synthetic hydrocarbons, polyolefins, mineral oil, petrolatum or ozokerite containing atoms other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, halogen, nitrogen or sulfur, e.g. cyclomethicone or phospholipids
A61P 1/02 - Stomatological preparations, e.g. drugs for caries, aphtae, periodontitis
An oral composition and a dentin protective agent according to the present disclosure are characterized by containing calcium silicate having an Si/Ca ratio of 1.15 to 2.3.
A61K 33/06 - Aluminium, calcium or magnesiumCompounds thereof
A61P 1/02 - Stomatological preparations, e.g. drugs for caries, aphtae, periodontitis
A61Q 11/00 - Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures, e.g. dentifrices or toothpastesMouth rinses
13.
ORAL CAVITY STATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ORAL CAVITY STATE ANALYSIS PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING ORAL CAVITY STATE ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND ORAL CAVITY STATE ANALYSIS METHOD
[Problem] To provide an oral cavity state analysis system and an oral cavity state analysis program for analyzing the oral cavity state, the system and program making it possible to easily acquire an oral cavity image suitable for analyzing the oral cavity state. [Solution] The present invention comprises: a video reception unit 251 that continuously receives, as input from an imaging unit 21 of a user terminal 2, a facial image V of a user U captured by the imaging unit 21; an image detection unit 252 that detects a mouth image F from the facial image V; a teeth detection unit 253 that detects a teeth area TA in the mouth image F; a gum detection unit 254 that detects a gum area GA in the mouth image F; a determination unit 256 that determines whether at least one of the teeth area TA and the gum area GA included in the mouth image F satisfies a prescribed condition; an image acquisition unit 257 that acquires a single or a plurality of mouth images F determined by the determination unit 256 to satisfy the condition; and an analysis unit 258 that analyzes the oral cavity state on the basis of the mouth image F acquired by the image acquisition unit 257.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 1/24 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressorsInstruments for opening or keeping open the mouth
An interdental cleaner having a rod-shaped support made of a first plastic, which has a handle part at its rear end region and has a cover made of a soft flexible second plastic at its opposite front end region. Several radially-protruding fingers are situated on the outer side of the cover and are integrally joined to the cover in their base region. At least some of the fingers and preferably almost all the fingers have a slenderness of at least 3.0, wherein the slenderness results from the quotients of the axial length l of the finger and the maximum diameter d thereof in the base region (S=l/d). The slenderness (front slenderness) of at least some fingers is lower in a front region VB than the slenderness (rear slenderness) of at least some fingers in a rear region HB of the cover.
An intraoral device including a body including a first light strip arranged on an inner wall upper portion, a second light strip arranged on an inner wall lower portion, a third light strip arranged on an inner wall lower portion, and a fourth light strip arranged on an outer wall lower portion. Each of the first light strip, the second light strip, the third light strip, and the fourth light strip include light sources, each configured to emit light having a wavelength of 441 nm to 459 nm at an intensity of 98 mW/cm2to 102 mW/cm2. Additionally, each light source has a height no greater than 0.8mm and a viewing angle of at least 125 degrees. The intraoral device includes a battery supported on the body configured to power the light sources and an initiation switch configured to control the flow of electricity from the battery to the light sources.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
[Problem] To provide a toothbrush with improved operability in the oral cavity through reduction of collision with the inner wall of the oral cavity caused when the toothbrush is inserted deep into the oral cavity. [Solution] A toothbrush 1 according to the present invention includes: a head portion 2 in which a plurality of brush bristle bundles 3 are each implanted at a right angle with respect to an implantation surface 20; a neck portion 5 connected to the head portion 2; and a grip portion 7 connected to the neck portion 2. The head portion 2 is composed of a base end side portion 21 extending in a longitudinal direction from a tip end of the neck portion 5, and a tip end side portion 23 extending in a longitudinal direction from a tip end of the base end side portion 21 via a step. The tip end side portion 23 is inclined in a bristle tip direction in which the brush bristle bundles 3 extend.
Provided is a technique for enabling metabolism activation. More specifically, provided is a composition for activating mitochondria, the composition containing a specific component.
A61K 31/047 - Hydroxy compounds, e.g. alcoholsSalts thereof, e.g. alcoholates having two or more hydroxy groups, e.g. sorbitol
A61K 31/197 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having an amino group the amino and the carboxyl groups being attached to the same acyclic carbon chain, e.g. gamma-aminobutyric acid [GABA], beta-alanine, epsilon-aminocaproic acid or pantothenic acid
A61K 31/198 - Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA]
A61K 31/7032 - Compounds having saccharide radicals attached to non-saccharide compounds by glycosidic linkages attached to a polyol, i.e. compounds having two or more free or esterified hydroxy groups, including the hydroxy group involved in the glycosidic linkage, e.g. monoglucosyl-diacylglycerides, lactobionic acid, gangliosides
A61K 36/28 - Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower family), e.g. chamomile, feverfew, yarrow or echinacea
A61K 36/46 - Eucommiaceae (Eucommia family), e.g. hardy rubber tree
A61K 36/53 - Lamiaceae or Labiatae (Mint family), e.g. thyme, rosemary or lavender
A61K 36/54 - Lauraceae (Laurel family), e.g. cinnamon or sassafras
A61K 36/63 - Oleaceae (Olive family), e.g. jasmine, lilac or ash tree
A61K 38/17 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans
A61P 1/02 - Stomatological preparations, e.g. drugs for caries, aphtae, periodontitis
A61P 3/10 - Drugs for disorders of the metabolism for glucose homeostasis for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics
A61P 9/00 - Drugs for disorders of the cardiovascular system
A61P 13/12 - Drugs for disorders of the urinary system of the kidneys
A61P 19/10 - Drugs for skeletal disorders for bone diseases, e.g. rachitism, Paget's disease for osteoporosis
A61P 21/00 - Drugs for disorders of the muscular or neuromuscular system
A61P 25/00 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
A61Q 11/00 - Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures, e.g. dentifrices or toothpastesMouth rinses
C07K 14/46 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Non-medicated mouth rinses; non-medicated mouthwashes;
non-medicated dentifrices; non-medicated oral care gels;
non-medicated mouth gels against dryness of the mouth;
non-medicated moisturizing oral gels; non-medicated
moisturizing mouth sprays; breath freshening sprays. Medicated mouth rinses; medicated mouth washes; medicated
dentifrices; medicated oral care gels; medicated mouth gels,
sprays and washes for relieving pain in case of mouth
ulcers; medicinal sprays for the mouth; medicated lozenges;
pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of gum
recession or mouth ulcers; preparations for preventing
caries, namely, liquid or gel for the local fluoridation of
enamel and the prevention of caries; dental desensitizing
agent in the nature of a liquid solution or paste or powder
for professional use for the treatment of exposed dental
roots for the relief of hypersensitivity; dental materials,
namely, molding wax for dental use, orthodontic wax, dental
polish products, dental impression materials, tooth filling
materials; adhesives for dentures; dietetic food
supplements; nutritional supplements; nutritional
supplements for medical use; diagnostic products for dental
and medical use for oral hygiene; dental preparations for
removing plaque; sterilization and antifogging products for
mirrors and other medical and dental instruments; medical
gels and foams containing fluorine. Dental drills; dental mirrors; dental apparatus and
instruments; orthodontic machines and instruments for dental
use; therapeutic picks for dental use; dental implants;
tongue scrapers; handles and picks for dental stimulators;
apparatus for irradiating teeth and gums using light to kill
periodontal pathogens. Toothpicks for cleaning interdental spaces; plastic
disposable toothpicks; non-electric toothbrushes; electric
toothbrushes; interdental brushes for cleaning teeth; dental
floss; electric interdental brushes, denture brushes,
toothbrush containers, dental floss holders, cosmetic
utensils.
23.
EVALUATION DEVICE, EVALUATION METHOD, EVALUATION MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND EVALUATION PROGRAM
Provided are an evaluation device and the like that can evaluate brushing technique for removing plaque. An evaluation device (1) comprises: an index value calculation unit (102) that calculates an index value indicating a magnitude of brushing from acceleration data indicating acceleration of a toothbrush during brushing of teeth of a subject; and a technique evaluation unit (104) that uses an evaluation model (111) of brushing technique generated on the basis of a correlation between the index value and a plaque removal rate, to calculate an evaluation value of the brushing technique of the subject from the index value calculated by the index value calculation unit (102).
The present invention provides an evaluation device and the like that can appropriately evaluate the condition of an oral cavity. An evaluation device (1) comprises: a non-performance period identification unit (103) that identifies the length of a non-performance period, which is a period during which a subject who is subject to an oral condition evaluation does not perform prescribed oral care; and an evaluation unit (105) that evaluates the oral condition of the subject according to the length of the non-performance period.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for calculating health indicesICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
Provided is an oral composition containing a specific sugar, an amino acid and citric acid and/or an analog thereof. The specific sugar is a polysaccharide containing, as constituent sugars, a single galactose and one or a plural number of sugars other than galactose. The citric acid and/or an analog thereof is at least one selected from citric acid and citric acid salts. The content of the specific sugar is 0.5-5 mass% inclusive. The content of the amino acid is 0.5-4 mass% inclusive. The content of the citric acid and/or an analog thereof is 0.001-2 mass% inclusive.
The anti-influenza virus composition for the throat contains as active ingredients a quaternary ammonium salt and at least one selected from isoprene, geraniol, menthol, limonene, thymol, cineole, bisabolol, borneol, camphor, and glycyrrhizin.
A61K 31/352 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. cannabinols, methantheline
A61P 31/16 - Antivirals for RNA viruses for influenza or rhinoviruses
A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
(1) Rince-dents non médicamenteux; bains de bouche non médicamenteux; dentifrices non médicamenteux; gels non médicamenteux pour soins buccaux; gels buccaux non médicamenteux contre la sécheresse de la bouche; gels buccaux hydratants non médicamenteux; sprays buccaux hydratants non médicamenteux; sprays pour le rafraîchissement de l'haleine.
(2) Rince-dents médicamenteux; bains de bouche médicamenteux; dentifrices médicamenteux; gels médicamenteux pour soins buccaux; gels, sprays et bains de bouche médicamenteux pour soulager la douleur en cas d'aphtes; sprays médicinaux pour la bouche; pastilles médicamenteuses; préparations pharmaceutiques pour le traitement de récession gingivale ou d'aphtes; préparations pour la prévention de caries, à savoir liquide ou gel pour la fluoration locale de l'émail et la prévention des caries; agent de désensibilisation dentaire sous forme de solution liquide ou de pâte ou de poudre à usage professionnel pour le traitement des racines dentaires exposées afin de soulager l'hypersensibilité; matériaux dentaires, à savoir cire à modeler à usage dentaire, cire orthodontique, produits de polissage dentaire, matières pour empreintes dentaires, matières pour plomber les dents; adhésifs pour prothèses dentaires; compléments alimentaires diététiques; compléments nutritionnels; compléments nutritionnels à usage médical; produits de diagnostic à usage dentaire et médical pour l'hygiène buccale; préparations dentaires pour l'élimination de la plaque dentaire; produits de stérilisation et antibuée pour miroirs et autres instruments médicaux et dentaires; gels et mousses médicaux contenant du fluor.
(3) Fraises dentaires; miroirs dentaires; appareils et instruments dentaires; machines et instruments orthodontiques à usage dentaire; embouts thérapeutiques à usage dentaire; implants dentaires; cure-langue; manches et embouts pour stimulateurs dentaires; appareils d'irradiation des dents et des gencives par la lumière pour tuer les agents pathogènes parodontaux.
(4) Cure-dents pour nettoyer les espaces interdentaires; cure-dents jetables en plastique; brosses à dents non électriques; brosses à dents électriques; brosses interdentaires pour le nettoyage des dents; fil dentaire; brosses interdentaires électriques, brosses pour prothèses dentaires, récipients pour brosses à dents, porte-fils dentaires, ustensiles cosmétiques.
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Non-medicated mouth rinses; non-medicated mouthwashes; non-medicated dentifrices; non-medicated oral care gels; non-medicated mouth gels against dryness of the mouth; non-medicated moisturizing oral gels; non-medicated moisturizing mouth sprays; breath freshening sprays Medicated anti-cavity mouth rinses; medicated mouth washes; medicated dentifrices; medicated oral care gels; medicated mouth gels, sprays and washes for relieving pain in case of mouth ulcers; medicinal sprays for the mouth; medicated lozenges; pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of gum recession or mouth ulcers; pharmaceutical preparations for preventing caries, namely, liquid or gel for the local fluoridation of enamel and the prevention of caries; dental desensitizing agent in the nature of a liquid solution or paste or powder for professional use for the treatment of exposed dental roots for the relief of hypersensitivity; dental materials, namely, molding wax for dental use, orthodontic wax, dental polish products, dental impression materials, tooth filling materials; adhesives for dentures; dietetic food supplements; nutritional supplements; nutritional supplements for medical use; diagnostic products for dental and medical use for oral hygiene, namely, saliva tests; medicated dental preparations for removing plaque; sterilizing preparations, namely, sterilization and antifogging products for mirrors and other medical and dental instruments; medical gels and foams containing fluorine Dental drills; dental mirrors; dental apparatus and instruments, namely, interdental probes; orthodontic machines and instruments for dental use; therapeutic picks for dental use; dental implants; tongue scrapers; handles and picks for dental stimulators; apparatus for irradiating teeth and gums using light to kill periodontal pathogens Toothpicks for cleaning interdental spaces; plastic disposable toothpicks; non-electric toothbrushes; electric toothbrushes; interdental brushes for cleaning teeth; dental floss; electric interdental brushes, denture brushes, toothbrush containers, dental floss holders
This composition for the oral cavity contains an amino acid and a specific sugar. The specific sugar is at least one selected from lactose, 2′-fucosyllactose, galactose, raffinose, and a galactooligosaccharide.
An oral state evaluation system includes an information acquisition unit and an information analysis unit. The information acquisition unit acquires an oral cavity image including at least a first specific site in the oral cavity from the interface unit as input information. The information analysis unit analyzes the state of the first specific site based on the input information. The information analysis unit estimates the estimation information regarding the state of the second specific site in the oral cavity different from the first specific site from the analysis information of the state of the first specific site.
The invention relates to an interdental cleaner comprising a rod-like support which has a cleaning part in an axial end region, which cleaning part is provided with a coating on its external surface in a coating region. The coating region comprises merely one portion of the external surface of the cleaning part and extends preferably between two adjacent rows of cleaning elements held on the cleaning part. A transfer element is provided for applying the coating, which transfer element is provided on the outside with a coating agent and, in order to form the coating, is subsequently brought into contact with the external surface of the cleaning part.
Provided is a technique for inhibiting plaque formation or plaque maturation on the tooth surface. More specifically, provided is a composition for inhibiting plaque formation containing a quaternary ammonium salt having a C10 to C14 alkyl group and preferably further containing cetylpyridinium chloride.
Provided is a composition for oral use, the composition containing a dl-α-tocopherol 2-L-ascorbic acid phosphoric acid diester alkali metal salt. The composition of the present disclosure suppresses the destruction of the oral mucosa epithelial barrier function and/or can inhibit activity of matrix metalloprotease (MMP). The present invention can therefore prevent the onset and/or suppress the progression of periodontal disease.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Dental floss; dental flossers; toothbrushes; toothbrush cases; interdental brushes for cleaning the teeth; handles and tips for interdental brushes for cleaning the teeth; disposable plastic toothpicks
In an interdental cleaning tool, a flexible cleaning portion including a core covering portion that covers a core base, and a plurality of recesses that are formed due to hold pins during insert molding. The recesses are formed along a longitudinal direction of the core base portion. A core base exposed portion of each recess has a shape elongated in an oblique direction that intersects both the longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and, at a position where a dimension of the core base exposed portion in the longitudinal direction is maximum, the maximum dimension is 0.25 mm or less.
A molded article (20) for an oral care product includes a primary molded part (P) that includes a covering target part (PC), a secondary molded part (Q) that includes a covering part (Q40) covering the covering target part (PC), and an exposed structure (500) that includes one or a plurality of penetration parts (P100) penetrating the covering part (Q40). The penetration part (P100) includes an exposed surface exposed with respect to the covering part (Q40). The penetration part (P100) is provided in the primary molded part (P) such that a force received by the primary molded part (P) from a resin material corresponding to the secondary molded part (Q) so as to deform the primary molded part (P) in a secondary molding step of molding the secondary molded part (Q) is able to be transferred to a mold through the exposed surface.
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
Goods & Services
Dentifrices; mouthwashes, not for medical purposes; breath
freshening sprays; soaps and detergents; cosmetics;
perfumery, fragrances and incense; mouthwash that maintains
dental wellness, not for medical purposes; toothpaste that
maintains wellness of teeth or periodontal tissues, not for
medical purposes.
The present invention provides a composition for suppressing the formation and maturation of plaque on tooth surfaces. More specifically, the present invention provides a composition that contains dodecylpyridinium chloride and at least one compound selected from the group that consists of citric acid and salts thereof and glycyrrhizic acid and salts thereof.
A61K 31/4425 - Pyridinium derivatives, e.g. pralidoxime, pyridostigmine
A61K 31/704 - Compounds having saccharide radicals attached to non-saccharide compounds by glycosidic linkages attached to a carbocyclic compound, e.g. phloridzin attached to a condensed carbocyclic ring system, e.g. sennosides, thiocolchicosides, escin, daunorubicin, digitoxin
A61K 47/12 - Carboxylic acidsSalts or anhydrides thereof
A61P 1/02 - Stomatological preparations, e.g. drugs for caries, aphtae, periodontitis
The present invention provides a liquid composition for oral cavity with good feeling of use, the liquid composition containing lauryl pyridinium chloride and cetylpyridinium chloride without deteriorating the feeling of use due to the sweetness derived from a sweetener, while suppressing the bitterness due to those chloride components. More specifically, the present invention provides the following liquid composition for oral cavity. A liquid composition for oral cavity which contains 0.01% by mass to 0.1% by mass of (A) cetylpyridinium chloride, 0.01% by mass to 0.1% by mass of (B) lauryl pyridinium chloride, 0.05% by mass to 0.2% by mass of (C) methyl parahydroxybenzoate, 0.002% by mass to 0.02% by mass of (D) saccharin sodium, and 0.01% by mass or more of (E) menthol, while satisfying one of the following requirements (i) and (ii). (i) The content of menthol is 0.01% by mass to 0.05% by mass. (ii) This liquid composition for oral cavity additionally contains 0.002% by mass to 0.02% by mass of (F) a stevia-based sweetener.
Provided are moving image obtaining means that obtains a moving image of a region including at least a mouth or a peripheral portion of the mouth in a face, analysis means that analyzes a chewing action based on the moving image of the region obtained by the moving image obtaining means, quality determination means that determines quality of the chewing action based on information of the chewing action analyzed by the analysis means, and extraction means that extracts assistance information corresponding to the chewing quality determined by the quality determination means, from chewing information storage means.
Provided are chewing information storage means that stores information about chewing quality, muscle activity obtaining means that obtains a muscle activity signal of masticatory muscle of a person, analysis means that frequency-analyzes the muscle activity signal obtained by the muscle activity obtaining means, and analyzes chewing behavior based on the frequency-analyzed muscle activity signal, quality determination means determines quality of the chewing behavior based on information of the chewing behavior analyzed by the analysis means, and extraction means that extracts assistance information corresponding to the chewing quality determined by the quality determination means, from chewing information storage means.
A toothbrush includes the head portion that is molded from a polyacetal resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 130000 or more. When the head portion is a thin head having a thickness of 3.0 mm or less, a base thickness that corresponds to a thickness of an implantation base is T1 (mm), a hole depth of an implantation hole is U1 (mm), a flat wire implantation depth that corresponds to a depth from an implantation face to an upper end of the flat wire implanted from the implantation face is H1 (mm), and a weight-average molecular weight of the polyacetal resin is Mw, a following equation (1) is satisfied.
A toothbrush includes the head portion that is molded from a polyacetal resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 130000 or more. When the head portion is a thin head having a thickness of 3.0 mm or less, a base thickness that corresponds to a thickness of an implantation base is T1 (mm), a hole depth of an implantation hole is U1 (mm), a flat wire implantation depth that corresponds to a depth from an implantation face to an upper end of the flat wire implanted from the implantation face is H1 (mm), and a weight-average molecular weight of the polyacetal resin is Mw, a following equation (1) is satisfied.
[Formula 1]
A toothbrush includes the head portion that is molded from a polyacetal resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 130000 or more. When the head portion is a thin head having a thickness of 3.0 mm or less, a base thickness that corresponds to a thickness of an implantation base is T1 (mm), a hole depth of an implantation hole is U1 (mm), a flat wire implantation depth that corresponds to a depth from an implantation face to an upper end of the flat wire implanted from the implantation face is H1 (mm), and a weight-average molecular weight of the polyacetal resin is Mw, a following equation (1) is satisfied.
[Formula 1]
(−18.5)+T1×7.0+U1×3.5+H1×(−10.0)+MW×0.78×10−5≥2.96 (1)
A46B 3/16 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by wires or other anchoring means, specially for U-shaped bristle tufts
A46B 9/04 - Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups for toothbrushes
The invention relates to an interdental cleaner comprising a rod-shaped support made of a first plastic, which has a handle part at its rear end region and has a cover made of a soft flexible second plastic at its opposite front end region. Several radially-protruding fingers are situated on the outer side of the cover and are integrally joined to the cover in their base region. At least some of the fingers and preferably almost all the fingers have a slenderness S of at least 3.0, wherein the slenderness S results from the quotients of the axial length l of the finger and the maximum diameter d thereof in the base region (S = l/d). The slenderness (front slenderness) of at least some fingers is lower in a front region VB than the slenderness (rear slenderness) of at least some fingers in a rear region HB of the cover.
The invention relates to an interdental cleaner comprising a rod-shaped carrier made of a first plastic, which has a handle part at its rear end region and has a cover made of a soft flexible second plastic at its opposite front end region. A plurality of radially protruding fingers are situated on the outer side of the cover and are integrally joined to the cover in their base region. At least some of the fingers and preferably almost all the fingers have a slenderness S of at least 3.0, wherein the slenderness S results from the quotients of the axial length I of the finger and the maximum diameter d thereof in the base region (S = I/d). The slenderness (front slenderness) of at least some fingers is lower in a front region VB than the slenderness (rear slenderness) of at least some fingers in a rear region HB of the cover.
An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support made of plastics material, which has a cleaning device in an axial end region, which cleaning device has a covering for the support made of a soft-elastic plastics material and a bristle set having a plurality of bristle bundles protruding, with a radial component, from the covering. The bristle bundles extend through the support and are embedded and held therein. The covering has at least one recess on its outer surface, wherein at least one of the bristle bundles is arranged within the recess.
A46B 1/00 - Brush bodies and bristles moulded as a unit
A46B 9/04 - Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups for toothbrushes
A46B 9/06 - Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
A61C 15/00 - Devices for cleaning between the teeth
A46B 3/18 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
The invention relates to a dental floss holder comprising an elongate carrier, on an axial end of which a forked holding portion is arranged, which holding portion comprises a main part arranged on the carrier and two arms arranged next to one another at a distance and held on the main part. A dental floss thread is clamped between the end portions of the arms, which end portions face away from the main part. The main part, the arms and the dental floss thread surround an interior in which a stop element is situated, which is connected, on the side of the stop element facing away from the dental floss thread, via a connecting piece to the forked holding portion and is spaced apart from the dental floss thread.
This composition for the oral cavity contains an amino acid and a specific sugar. The specific sugar is at least one selected from lactose, 2'-fucosyllactose, galactose, raffinose, and a galactooligosaccharide.
The invention relates to an interdental cleaner comprising a rod-like support which has a cleaning part in an axial end region, which cleaning part is provided with a coating on its external surface in a coating region. The coating region comprises merely one portion of the external surface of the cleaning part and extends preferably between two adjacent rows of cleaning elements held on the cleaning part. A transfer element is provided for applying the coating, which transfer element is provided on the outside with a coating agent and, in order to form the coating, is subsequently brought into contact with the external surface of the cleaning part.
This oral condition evaluation system includes an information acquisition unit and an information analysis unit. At a minimum, the information acquisition unit acquires, as input information, an oral image including a first specific part in the oral cavity from an interface unit. The information analysis unit analyzes the condition of the first specific part on the basis of the input information. The information analysis unit estimates, from analysis information regarding the condition of the first specific part, estimation information relating to the condition of a second specific part in the oral cavity different from the first specific part.
A61B 1/24 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressorsInstruments for opening or keeping open the mouth
G16H 30/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
30 - Basic staples, tea, coffee, baked goods and confectionery
Goods & Services
Dentifrices; non-medicated mouthwashes; breath freshening spray Medicines for dental purposes, namely, diagnostic preparations for dental purposes, preparations for preventing tooth decay, mouthwashes for medical purposes, disclosing agents for dental plaque, dental bleaching preparations for medical purposes; dental materials, namely, dental waxes, materials for making dental impressions, materials for making dental fillings, dental polish; candy for medical purposes; chewing gum for medical purposes Dental apparatus and instruments, namely, dental burrs, dental mirrors; apparatus for detecting bad breath, namely, electronic or battery operated gas sensors; orthodontic machines and instruments for dental purposes; dental mouthpieces for retaining medicinal preparations on tooth surfaces; dental implants; artificial teeth Toothbrushes; electric toothbrushes; interdental brushes for cleaning teeth; dental floss; toothpicks for dental purpose Candy; chewing gum
Provided is a means for inhibiting plaque formation on the tooth surface and plaque maturation. More specifically, provided is a composition for inhibiting plaque formation which contains a quaternary ammonium salt having a C10-C14 alkyl group and preferably further contains cetylpyridinium chloride.
Provided is an oral composition containing particles that have properties to seal dentinal tubules and excellent adhesion properties in dentinal tubules. Specifically, provided is an oral composition containing hydroxyapatite particles, wherein the hydroxyapatite particles have a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=32° to a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=26° of 0.8 to 1.6 in an x-ray powder diffraction pattern as measured with CuKα characteristic X-rays.
An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support which is made of plastics material and the rear end region of which has a handle part and the opposite front end region of which supports a coating made of a soft-elastic plastics material. At least one radially protruding finger which is integrally connected to the coating is arranged on the outside of the coating. A recess is formed in the outer surface of the coating, and the radially inner foot region of the finger is arranged in the recess and is connected to the coating at the bottom of the recess.
An oral care composition including greater than 0.0% of an antimicrobial agent that is cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), a cationic surfactant, an emulsifier, and less than 0.5% by weight of a thickener, such as hydroxy ethylcellulose.
A61K 8/81 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
An oral care composition including greater than 0.0% of an antimicrobial agent that is cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), a cationic surfactant, an emulsifier, and less than 0.5% by weight of a thickener, such as hydroxy ethylcellulose.
A61K 8/81 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
A61Q 11/00 - Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures, e.g. dentifrices or toothpastesMouth rinses
An oral care composition including greater than 0.0% of an antimicrobial agent that is cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), a cationic surfactant, an emulsifier, and less than 0.5% by weight of a thickener, such as hydroxyethylcellulose.
Provided is an oral composition that has excellent stability over time although a hydrocarbon oil is contained therein. Specifically provided is an oral composition comprising a hydrocarbon oil, a polyhydric alcohol, and a surfactant, the oral composition comprising (1) glycerol, and a polyglycerol fatty acid ester and/or an alkyl glucoside, (ii) propanediol, and a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil and/or a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil fatty acid ester, (iii) butylene glycol, and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and/or a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil fatty acid ester, or (iv) polyethylene glycol and a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil fatty acid ester.
An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support which is made of plastic and which has a cleaning device in an axial end region, the cleaning device having a cover made of a flexible plastic for the support and having a bristle array with a plurality of bristle tufts protruding with a radial component from the cover. The bristle tufts extend through the support and are embedded and retained in the latter. The cover has at least one recess on its outer surface, wherein at least one of the bristle tufts is arranged inside the recess.
A46B 3/04 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics
A46B 3/20 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed or joined in rubber bodies, e.g. in soft rubber
A46B 9/02 - Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
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Process for producing a pharmaceutical composition containing micro particles
A pharmaceutical composition having consistently a desirable release rate is prepared by controlling the finally mixing time based on the molecular weight measured in the intermediate product. The pharmaceutical composition includes micro particles containing a polyhydric alcohol, a salt, a water-soluble polymer and a pharmaceutically active ingredient. The micro particles are dispersed in a matrix of a hydrophobic ingredient and an amphipathic ingredient.
The present invention is provided with: a chewing information storage means (31b) for storing information relating to the quality of chewing; a muscular activity acquisition means (21) for acquiring a muscular activity signal from a human masticatory muscle; an analysis means (22) for subjecting the muscular activity signal, acquired by the muscular activity acquisition means, to frequency analysis and analyzing a chewing mode on the basis thereof; a quality determination means (23) for determining the quality of the chewing mode on the basis of information about the chewing mode analyzed by the analysis means; and an extraction means (24) for extracting, from the chewing information storage means (32), assistance information corresponding to the quality of chewing determined by the quality determination means.
[Problem] To provide a chewing support system capable of acquiring the quality of chewing during a meal and capable of supporting improvements in the quality of chewing, and in maintenance of and improvements to health, using a simple method, without imparting a feeling of discomfort to the user or burdening the user, and without attaching equipment such as an electromyograph to the body. [Solution] This chewing support system is provided with: a moving image acquiring means (21) for acquiring a moving image of a region of the face including at least the mouth or the area around the mouth; an analyzing means (22) for analyzing the chewing action on the basis of the moving image of the region acquired by the moving image acquiring means; a quality determining means (23) for determining the quality of the chewing action on the basis of information relating to the chewing action analyzed by the analyzing means; and an extracting means (24) for extracting, from a chewing information storage means (32), support information corresponding to the quality of the chewing determined by the quality determining means.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for calculating health indicesICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
[Problem] To provide a toothbrush with which base cracking and appearance defects can be suppressed while the pull-out strength of bristle bundles is maintained, and with which a further reduction in the thickness of a head portion can be achieved. [Solution] This toothbrush is characterized in that a head portion is a thin head having a thickness of 3.0 mm or less formed from polyacetal resin having a weight-average molecular weight at least equal to 130,000, and in that formula (1) is satisfied, where T1 (mm) is a base thickness, which is the thickness of a bristle implanting base, U1 (mm) is the hole depth of bristle implanting holes, H1 (mm) is an anchor wire drive depth, which is the depth from the bristle implanting surface to the upper edge of an anchor wire that has been driven in, and Mw is the weight-average molecular weight of the polyacetal resin.
A46B 5/00 - Brush bodiesHandles integral with brushware
A46B 3/16 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by wires or other anchoring means, specially for U-shaped bristle tufts
A46B 9/04 - Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups for toothbrushes
80.
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING MICRO PARTICLES
A pharmaceutical composition having consistently a desirable release rate is prepared by controlling the finally mixing time based on the molecular weight measured in the intermediate product. The pharmaceutical composition includes micro particles containing a polyhydric alcohol, a salt, a water-soluble polymer and a pharmaceutically active ingredient. The micro particles are dispersed in a matrix of a hydrophobic ingredient and an amphipathic ingredient.
An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support which is made of plastic and which, in an axial end area, has a cleaning device. The cleaning device has a set of bristles with multiple first tufts of bristles and multiple second tufts of bristles each of which project from the support with a radial component. On the outer surface of the support, in the base portion of at least one of the first tufts of bristles and/or of at least one of the second tufts of bristles, a radial first stepped or raised portion is formed and forms a radially projecting first edge or elevation.
A dental floss includes a first strand of material twisted with a second strand of material at a twist density of between 60 twists/meter to 300 twists/meter, inclusive.
A dental floss includes a first strand of material twisted with a second strand of material at a twist density of between 60 twists/meter to 300 twists/meter, inclusive.4369060Date Recue/Date Received 2020-11-12
An intraoral device comprises a body including a lingual wall, a labial wall, and a bite surface extending between the lingual wall and the labial wall, wherein the lingual wall, the labial wall, and the bite surface define at least one channel; and a light source coupled to the body and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the at least one channel.
An interdental cleaner (10) has a rod-shaped support (11) made of plastic, a handle part (12) connected to the support (11), and a cleaning part (13) which has a sleeve-shaped cover (14) arranged on the support (11). The cover carries radially outwardly protruding cleaning elements (15). Provision is made that the cover consists of a plurality of cover parts, wherein a first cover part (16) consists of a first soft-elastic plastic, and wherein a second cover part (17) consists of a second soft-elastic plastic or of a thermoplastic, wherein the plastics material of the first cover part (16) is different than the plastics material of the second cover part (17). Preferably, the plastics material of the first cover part (16) has a lower Shore hardness than the plastics material of the second cover part (17).
An interdental cleaner with a rod-shaped carrier which is made of a first plastics material and extends along a longitudinal axis. At its front end, the rod-shaped carrier has a cleaning part in the form of a cover made of a soft elastic plastics material. A handle part is arranged at the rear end of the carrier which is opposite the front end. A connecting section of the carrier which exhibits a significantly greater deformation under certain conditions is formed between the handle part and the cover.
An oral care composition including a base formulation, sodium bicarbonate, and nisin, wherein the oral care composition removes biofilm from a tooth surface more effectively than the base formulation with the sodium bicarbonate or the nisin alone.
An oral care composition including a base formulation, sodium bicarbonate, and nisin, wherein the oral care composition removes biofilm from a tooth surface more effectively than the base formulation with the sodium bicarbonate or the nisin alone.
An oral care composition including a base formulation, sodium bicarbonate, and nisin, wherein the oral care composition removes biofilm from a tooth surface more effectively than the base formulation with the sodium bicarbonate or the nisin alone.
(1) Interior, exterior, and house paints; Paints for automobiles and other land vehicles; Non-stick coatings in the nature of paints; Anti-rust coatings in the form of paints for use in the automotive industry; Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; Raw natural resins; Anti-rust greases; Sandarac; Precious metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists; Paint primers; Undercoatings for vehicle chassis; Wood preservatives
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ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A MONO- AND DI-GLYCERIDE
An oral care composition including a base composition, and a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, and a combination thereof in an amount of about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of the oral care composition.
An oral care composition including a base composition, and a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, and a combination thereof in an amount of about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of the oral care composition.
An oral care composition including a base composition, and a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, and a combination thereof in an amount of about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of the oral care composition.
A tooth-polishing device for polishing dental surfaces comprises a support part and a polishing element supported on the support part. According to the invention, the polishing element consists of a plastic foam and carries cleaning particles that are arranged on the outer surface of the polishing element and/or are integrated and embedded in the polishing element.
The objective of the present invention is to provide an interdental cleaning tool with which recessed portions left as marks of holding pins during insert molding do not readily cause peeling of soft portions for cleaning, as a result of being caught on the teeth or on tartar when cleaning between the teeth, and with which, even if peeling does occur, a large amount of peeling can be avoided, and re-peeling from the end portion after peeling can also be prevented. A soft portion (21) for cleaning includes a core covering portion (21a) covering a core base material portion (12), and a plurality of recessed portions (21c), which are recessed portions formed by holding pins during insert molding, characterized in that: the plurality of the recessed portions (21c) are formed in a longitudinal direction of the core base material portion (21); core base material portion exposed parts of each recessed portion (21c) have a long, thin shape in an inclined direction intersecting both the longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal thereto; and a maximum dimension of the recessed portions (21c) in a position in which the dimension in the lateral direction is maximum is at most equal to 0.25 mm.
Provided is a composition for an oral cavity, the composition containing particles that have dentinal tubule-sealing properties and excellent fixation inside the dentinal tubules. More specifically, the present invention provides a hydroxyapatite particle-containing composition for an oral cavity, wherein the ratio of a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=32° to a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=26° of the hydroxyapatite particles is 0.8-1.6 in an x-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu-Kα characteristic x-rays.
