Dental and oral hygiene preparations

Claim 1

A filled capsule preparation for dental and oral hygiene comprising a water soluble gelatin based outer shell and an inner filling material, said shell containing a hydrophilic, odontologically active substance which is released as the shell is worn away in the mouth with said active substance being selected from the group consisting of a water soluble inorganic fluoride, an organic fluoride, a fluorosilicate, a zinc compound, a phosphoric acid, a complex-forming polycarboxylic acid, a water-soluble inorganic phosphate, a water-soluble phosphoric acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol, a water-soluble antimicrobial agent, and mixtures thereof, and said inner filling material comprising a hydrophobic substance selected from the group consisting of natural fats and waxes, synthetic fats and waxes, phospholipids, abietic acid or a salt thereof, cholesterol, lanosterol, a fatty alcohol, a long chain fatty acid, lipophilic salts or esters of long chain fatty acids, a long chain amine, a peptide, a lipoprotein, a lipoproteic acid, a silicone oil, and mixtures thereof.