Oral composition for plaque and caries inhibition

Claim 1

An oral fluoride-free dentifrice composition selected from the group consisting of toothpastes, transparent toothpastes, gels, mouth rinses, sprays, and chewing gum, for plaque and caries inhibition, said composition containing a salt formed by reaction of an oxo-acid of phosphorus with an organic amine base, said organic amine base being of the formula R-X, where R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkylol group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aralkyl group substituted with an alkyl group having a chain length of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and X is selected from the group consisting of: (a) (NH 2 ) y where y is an integer from 1 to 3, (b) the grouping ##STR6## where R 1 and R 2 , which can be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, acyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkylol, aralkyl and cycloalkyl groups, (c) the grouping ##STR7## where R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , which can be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, acyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkylol, aralkyl and cycloalkyl groups, and x is an integer from 1 to 3, (d) the grouping ##STR8## where R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, acyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkylol, aralkyl and cycloalkyl groups, (e) the grouping ##STR9## where R 7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups, and (f) the grouping ##STR10## where R 8 and R 9 , which can be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups.