Chewing gum and ingredients to chemically inhibit formation of plaque and calculus

• US 4,908,211 A
• Filed: 06/09/1988
• Issued: 03/13/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Armando F. Paz
• Original Assignee: Armando F. Paz
• Inventors: Paz, Armando F.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNTER, JEANETTE M
• Application Number:
  US07/204,652
• Time in Patent Office: 642 Days
• Field of Search: 426/3-6, 426/74, 424/440, 424/441, 424/435, 424/49, 424/48, 424/57, 424/52, 424/151, 424/128, 424/58
• US Class Current: 424/440
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/064 containing inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/126 containing vitamins, antibiotics

Abstract

Chewing gum or a chewable confection including either sanguinarine, benzophenanthridine alkaloid, or soluble poly-pyrophosphates, or both to chemically inhibit the formation of plaque and calculus.

Claims

1. A chewing gum comprising gum base and sanguinarine, in an amount effective to inhibit plaque formation.

2. The chewing gum as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sanguinarine is a pure extract.

3. The chewing gum as set forth in claim 1 which additionally includes zinc chloride.

4. The chewing gum as set forth in claim 1 wherein the poly-pyrophosphates are selected from the group consisting of tetrasodium pyro-phosphate, tetrapotassium pyro-phosphate or disodium dihydrogen pyro-phosphate.

5. The chewing gum as set forth in claim 4 wherein the poly-pyrophosphate is in a sodium fluoride silica base.

6. A chewing gum comprising gum base and poly-pyrophosphates, in an amount effective to inhibit plaque formation.

7. A chewing gum comprising gum base, sanguinarine and poly-pyrophosphates, in amounts effective to inhibit plaque formation.

8. A chewable confectionary product comprising a chewable confection and sanguinarine, in an amount effective to inhibit plaque formation.

9. The confection as set forth in claim 8 wherein the sanguinarine is a pure extract.

10. The confection as set forth in claim 8 which additionally includes zinc chloride.

12. The confection as set forth in claim 8 wherein the poly-pyrophosphates are selected from the group consisting of tetrasodium pyro-phosphate, tetrapotassium pyro-phosphate or disodium dihydrogen pyro-phosphate.

13. A chewing gum as set forth in claim 12 wherein the poly-pyrophosphate is in a sodium fluoride silica base.

11. A chewable confectionary product comprising a chewable confection and poly-pyrophosphates, in an amount effective to inhibit plaque formation.

14. A chewable confectionary product comprising a chewable confection, sanguinarine and poly-pyrophosphates, in an amount effective to inhibit plaque formation.