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(43) Date of publication: 23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47 (21) Application number: 04709178.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61C 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2004/000171 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/073542 (02.09.2004 Gazette 2004/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 21.02.2003 US 371735 27.02.2003 CA 2420259 (71) Applicant: Albadent Limited Oakville,Ontario L6H 7A3 (CA)	(72) Inventor: KALTANJI, Ted Oakville, Ontario L6H 7A3 (CA) (74) Representative: Körber, Martin Hans  Mitscherlich & Partner Patentanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33 80331 München 80331 München (DE)