Antiplaque chewing gum

• US 5,015,464 A
• Filed: 06/13/1989
• Issued: 05/14/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC (Alticor Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Amway Corporation (Alticor Incorporated)
• Inventors: Strobridge, John R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rose, Shep K.
• Application Number:
  US07/365,741
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 424/48, 424/49, 424/58, 426/3, 426/5
• US Class Current: 424/48
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/34 Alcohols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/345 containing more than one hydroxy group
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/347 Phenols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/37 Esters of carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/498 having 6-membered rings or their condensed derivatives, e.g. coumarin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0058 Chewing gums non-medicinal aspects, preparing chewing gum A23G4/00; chewing gum for care of the teeth or oral cavity, e.g. with breath freshener A61Q11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 11/00 Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses

Abstract

The specification discloses an antiplaque sugarfree chewing gum comprising gum base, polyol sugars, essential oils comprising antiplaque effective amounts of eucalyptol, methol, methyl salicylate and thymol, and a small amount of additional flavor oils.

Claims

1. An antiplaque chewing gum comprising:

a gum base having incorporated therein and antiplaque active system consisting essentially of 0.007 to 0.05% by weight of eucalyptol, from 0.3 to 2.10% by weight of menthol, from 0.12 to 0.8% by weight of methyl salicylate and from 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of thymol, said weight percents being based on total weight of said chewing gum.

2. The antiplaque gum of claim 1 which additionally includes a small amount of additional flavor oil.

3. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 2 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

4. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 3 which is free of nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

5. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 4 in which said small amount of flavor oil is selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, peppermint oil, cinnamon oil and combinations thereof.

6. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 5 which is free of artificial or derived sweeteners and includes a polyol sugar sweetener.

7. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 6 in which said polyol sugar comprises sorbitol.

8. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 7 in which said polyol sugar includes mannitol.

9. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 8 in which said antiplaque active system comprises from about 0.5 to about 3.5% by weight of the composition.

10. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 9 in which said antiplaque active system comprises about 1.5% by weight of said composition, based on the following amounts:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ eucalyptol about .026% menthol about 1.07% methyl salicylate about .40% thymol about .05%. ______________________________________

11. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 10 in which said additional flavor oils comprise from about 0.1 to about 0.7% of said chewing gum by weight.

12. The chewing gum of claim 11 in which said additional flavor oils comprise about 0.3 to 0.5% of said chewing gum by weight.

13. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 in which said antiplaque active system comprises from about 0.5 to about 3.5% by weight of the composition.

14. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 13 which includes additional flavor oils comprising from about 0.1 to about 0.7% of said chewing gum by weight.

15. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 14 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

16. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 15 which is free on nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

17. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 13 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

18. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 17 which is free of nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

19. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 18 which is free of artificial or derived sweeteners and includes a polyol sugar sweetener.

20. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 19 in which said polyol sugar comprises sorbitol.

21. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 in which said antiplaque active system comprises about 1.5% by weight of said composition, based on the following amounts:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ eucalyptol about .026% menthol about 1.07% methyl salicylate about .40% thymol about .05%. ______________________________________

22. The chewing gum of claim 21 in which said additional flavor oils comprise about 0.3 to 0.5% of said chewing gum by weight.

23. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

24. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 23 which is free of nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

25. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 which is free of nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

26. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 which is free of cariogenic sugar, artificial or derived sweeteners and nonfood plaque inhibitors, and includes a polyol sugar sweetener.

27. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 26 in which said polyol sugar comprises sorbitol.

28. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 1 which is free of nonfood ingredients.

29. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 28 which additionally includes a small amount of additional flavor oil.

30. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 29 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

31. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 30 in which said antiplaque active system comprises from about 0.5 to about 3.5% by weight of the composition.

32. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 31 in which said antiplaque active system comprises about 1.5% by weight of said composition, based on the following amounts:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ eucalyptol about .026% menthol about 1.07% methyl salicylate about .40% thymol about .05%. ______________________________________

33. The gum of claim 32 in which said additional flavor oils comprise about 0.3 to 0.5% of said chewing gum by weight.

38. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 14 in which said antiplaque active system comprises about 1.5% by weight of said composition, based on the following amounts:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ eucalyptol about .026% menthol about 1.07% methyl salicylate about .40% thymol about .05%. ______________________________________

39. The chewing gum of claim 38 in which said additional flavor oils comprise about 0.3 to 0.5% of said chewing gum by weight.

40. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 39 which is free of cariogenic sugar, artificial or derived sweeteners and nonfood antiplaque ingredients, and includes a polyol sugar sweetener.

41. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 40 in which said polyol sugar comprises sorbitol.

42. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 41 in which said polyol sugar includes mannitol.

34. The antiplaque chewing gum comprising:

from about 22 to about 30% by weight gum base and from about 0.5 to about 3.5% weight antiplaque active system consisting essentially of;

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ eucalyptol from about .007 to about .05% menthol from about .30 to about 2.10% methyl salicylate from about .12 to about 0.80% thymol from about .01 to about .10%. ______________________________________

35. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 34 which additionally includes from 0.1 to 0.7% additional flavor oils.

36. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 35 which additionally includes from about 35 to about 45% powdered sorbitol;

from about 15 to about 20% of a 70% aqueous solution or sorbitol;

from about 8 to about 14% mannitol; and

from about 3 to about 5% glycerine.

37. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 36 in which the percentage for all of said ingredients are approximately as follows:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Ingredients % By Weight ______________________________________ Gum Base 26% Powdered Sorbitol 40% Liquid Sorbitol 17% (70% aqueous solution) Mannitol 11% Glycerine Softener 4% Eucalyptol .026% Menthol 1.07% Methyl Salicylate .40% Thymol .05% Flavor Oil Combination .454% (spearmint, pepper- mint and cinnamon) ______________________________________

43. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 34 which is free of cariogenic sweeteners and includes one or more noncariogenic sweeteners.

44. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 43 which is free of nonfood plaque inhibitors, said essential oils being the principle plaque inhibitors in said gum.

45. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 44 which additionally includes from 0.1 to 0.7% additional flavor oils.

46. The antiplaque chewing gum of claim 45 which is free of nonfood ingredients.