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Anticalculus oral composition
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1986-12-08
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Granted: 1989-02-28
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Expires: 2006-12-08
Abstract
Abstract An oral composition such as a toothpaste (including gel or cream), mouthwash, lozenge, chewing gum or tooth powder containing a calculus-inhibiting amount of a linear molecularly dehydrated polyphosphate salt and, to inhibit enzymatic hydrolysis of said polyphosphate salt in saliva, a combination of a fluoride ion-providing source and a synthetic linear polymeric polycarboxylate.
Inventors
- 👤 Abdul Gaffar
- 👤 Thomas G. Polefka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/24; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/39; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8164; A61K8/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
In a method of inhibiting dental calculus by applying to the teeth an oral composition containing in an orally acceptable vehicle one or a mixture of linear molecularly dehydrated polyphosphate salts comprising water soluble alkali metal tripolyphosphates an essential anticalculus agents, and an amount of a fluoride ion source sufficient to supply about 25 ppm to about 2,000 ppm of fluoride ion, the improvement wherein salivary hydrolysis of P--O--P bonds in said tripolyphosphate salts by phosphatase enzymes is inhibited consisting essentially of including in said composition an effective inhibiting amount therefor within the range of about 0.05 to about 3 wt. % of a water soluble alkali metal or ammonium synthetic anionic linear polymeric polycarboxylate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a method of inhibiting dental calculus by applying to the teeth an oral composition containing in an orally acceptable vehicle one or a mixture of linear molecularly dehydrated polyphosphate salts comprising water soluble alkali metal tripolyphosphates an essential anticalculus agents, and an amount of a fluoride ion source sufficient to supply about 25 ppm to about 2,000 ppm of fluoride ion, the improvement wherein salivary hydrolysis of P--O--P bonds in said tripolyphosphate salts by phosphatase enzymes is inhibited consisting essentially of including in said composition an effective inhibiting amount therefor within the range of about 0.05 to about 3 wt. % of a water soluble alkali metal or ammonium synthetic anionic linear polymeric polycarboxylate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said alkali metal in said tripolyphophates is sodium or potassium or a mixture thereof.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
17 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein said composition contains sodium tripolyphosphate.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
25 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said composition contains about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of said tripolyphosphates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein said composition contains about 2 to about 7 wt. % of said tripolyphosphates.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
25 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said polymeric polycarboxylate has a molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
32 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein said polymeric polycarboxylate comprises a 1:4 to 4:1 copolymer of maleic anhydride or acid with another polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein said monomer is methyl vinyl ether.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to any one of claim 7 or 8 wherein said molecular weight is about 30,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein said molecular weight is about 30,000 to about 500,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein said molecular weight is about 70,000.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
32 words
A method according to any one of claims 7 to 11 wherein said polymeric polycarboxylate comprises a sodium salt of a hydrolyzed copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic acid or anhydride.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
23 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein said composition has a pH of about 4.5 to about 9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein said pH is about 5.5. to about 8.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
22 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 wherein said fluoride ion source comprises sodium fluoride or sodium monofluorophosphate.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
33 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 wherein said composition contains an amount of fluoride ion source sufficient to supply about 800 to about 1500 ppm of fluoride ion.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
31 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 wherein said composition is in the form of a toothpaste, gel or cream and contains a dentally acceptable polishing agent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 17 wherein said polishing agent comprises silica.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
30 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 wherein said composition is in the form of a mouthwash and said orally acceptable vehicle is a water-alcohol mixture.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
18 words
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 wherein said vehicle also contains a humectant.
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