Introducing Salese™—a New Soft Lozenge for Dry Mouth Sufferers. Now with Calcium and Phosphate.
Santa Clara CA…Nuvora has introduced Salese, a revolutionary new soft lozenge for dry mouth sufferers that delivers moisture-retaining, bacteria-fighting and enamel luster restoring ingredients for hours.
Dry mouth affects at least one in ten adults in the general population. In those over 65 years, the prevalence approaches 25 percent and in institutionalized elders the rates may be as high as 45-50 percent. Almost 40 percent of Florida residents 65+ years have dry mouth.
Dry mouth can cause serious health problems and it is estimated that up to 3,000 prescription and over-the-counter drugs have the potential to cause dry mouth. These include antacids, decongestants, antihistamines, antihypertensives, antidepressants and diuretics. Dry mouth may also result from Sjogren’s syndrome, radiation treatment for head and neck cancers and salivary gland disease.
Traditional products for dry mouth hygiene have included sugar-free gum or candy, frequent sips of water, oral rinses as well as taking extra care of teeth and gums. However, the ingredients delivered by conventional dry mouth products, i.e. gels, sprays, rinses, gums and mints, are eliminated from the mouth very quickly. Since the ingredients’ duration in the mouth is very short, their effectiveness is limited to that short time period they are in the mouth.
Now there’s a new way to help dry mouth sufferers’ hygiene--Salese™, a low dose, long-lasting soft lozenge. And now with calcium and phosphate.
The key to Salese’s long-lasting properties is Nuvora’s patented Sustained Release Technology--SuRe™. A unique polymer combined with essential oils, enamel’s basic chemical building blocks, Xylitol and a moisture-retaining ingredient creates an extended contact time in the mouth to fight bacteria and help dry mouth sufferers to rebuild their enamel surface for a shiny luster and smooth and clean teeth. Patients simply place Salese in their mouth, without biting or chewing, and let it slowly dissolve for an hour or longer.
Because Salese™ is a sustained release product, active ingredients (including Xylitol, calcium and phosphate) are delivered efficiently and continuously in small and optimum doses, e.g. up to 1,000 times less than conventional mouthwash, where the important ingredients are wasted. The extended contact created by Salese with our beneficial agents and the oral structures increases both the oral hygiene benefits and the fresh mouth-feel essential to those suffering from Dry Mouth. Patients require fewer product applications during the course of a day and derive greater benefits, with no exposure to highly concentrated ingredients. Salese is sugar and alcohol free — less than one calorie — and helps maintain a healthy pH balance in the mouth and creates smooth tooth surfaces that guard against stains and plaque built-up, and it develops a shiny teeth appearance for more luster and great healthy looking teeth.
It has long been recognized that dental biofilm cannot be eradicated but the plaque it forms and its deleterious effects can be controlled with proper and diligent oral hygiene. And Salese is a powerful hygiene tool to accomplish those extra oral hygiene requirements.
Bacteria begin to re-colonize on tooth surfaces immediately after a thorough dental prophylaxis. And unfortunately, the active agents contained in short-lived antiseptic mouth rinses, chewing gums and breath mints dissipate or are flushed away quickly when the patients drinks or eats. As a consequence of their low residence time in the mouth, these ingredients of conventional products barely affect the biofilm surface. They do not reside in the mouth long enough to allow their active agents to penetrate and affect the biofilm, whose formidable barrier protects pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms as well as hinders passage of enamel surface restoring ions (calcium and phosphate).
Understanding the requirement for long-term delivery of beneficial agents inside the mouth, Nuvora scientists developed the revolutionary SuRe™ (Sustained Release) technology that ensures that active agents remain in contact with biofilm for a sufficiently long time (hours) to efficiently impede unsightly formation of stains and deposits and recreate enamel smoothness and luster. This all is achieved with Nuvora’s long-lasting lozenges that continuously deliver ingredients, over long periods of time, to support oral and dental hygiene, and freshen breath.
The ingredients used in Nuvora lozenges are generally regarded as safe (GRAS). They kill bacteria, prevent or capture the malodors the bacteria cause, impede the formation of biofilm and help to achieve a healthy tooth appearance. Evidence shows that lowering the total bacteria in the mouth promotes cleaner teeth and fresher breath.
Salese is available in three versions: Peppermint, Wintergreen and new Mild Lemon. Salese is not generally available in retail outlets but can be purchased by dental offices via Henry Schein, Patterson, Burkhart or Pearson dental dealers. Or by calling Nuvora at 1-877-419-2646 or by visiting www.nuvorainc.com.