IN VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS, THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A TOOTH WHITENING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PEROXIDE COMPOSITE AND AN ORALLY ACCEPTABLE CARRIER. THE PEROXIDE COMPOSITE COMPRISES A PEROXIDE COMPOUND AND A POROUS CROSS-LINKED POLYMER, PREFERABLY IN THE FORM OF A MICROPOROUS PARTICULATE. THE PEROXIDE COMPOUND CAN BE SORBED ONTO THE POROUS CROSSLINKED POLYMER. THE POROUS CROSS-LINKED POLYMER MAY COMPRISE A POLYMERIZED POLYUNSATURATED MONOMER SELECTED FROM POLYACRYLATES, POLYMETHACRYLATES, POLYITACONATES, AND MIXTURES THEREOF. THE CARRIER CAN BE NON-AQUEOUS, AND CAN COMPRISE A FILM FORMING MATERIAL. METHODS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR WHITENING A TOOTH SURFACE WITH THE TOOTH WHITENING COMPOSITIONS.
