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Method for increasing salivation for xerostomia patients
Assignee: Adams USA Inc
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Filing: 1989-08-14
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2009-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for treating xerostomia which comprises chewing gum or candy containing from 4 to 70 weight percent xylitol therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent Corsello
- 👤 Michael Glass
- 👤 Norton Ross
- 👤 Joseph Hohclick
- 👤 Kenneth P. Bilka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0056; A61K9/0058; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/345; A61P; A61P1/00; A61P1/02; A61Q; A61Q11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for treating xerostomia; which comprises: introducing into the oral cavity an edible composition containing a salivation promoting ingredient consisting essentially of from about 4 to about 70% by weight xylitol; and retaining the edible composition for a sufficient time in the oral cavity to promote salivation by the release of xylitol to stimulate salivation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for treating xerostomia; which comprises: introducing into the oral cavity an edible composition containing a salivation promoting ingredient consisting essentially of from about 4 to about 70% by weight xylitol; and retaining the edible composition for a sufficient time in the oral cavity to promote salivation by the release of xylitol to stimulate salivation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the edible composition additionally contains from about 40% to about 85% by weight of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the edible product is a confectionery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the edible product is a chewing gum composition containing a chewing gum base in the amount up to about 56% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the chewing gum composition contains a chewing gum base in an amount of about 11% to about 45% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the chewing gum base is selected from the group consisting of natural or synthetic elastomers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the edible composition contains one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of sweeteners, fillers, plasticizers, softeners, coloring agents, water-soluble artificial sweeteners, dipeptide based sweeteners and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
17 words
The method of claim wherein the composition contains a sweetener which is a natural or synthetic compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the sweetener is selected from the consisting of water-soluble sweetening agents, water-soluble artificial sweeteners, dipeptide based sweeteners and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the sweetener is selected from the group consisting of liquid sweeteners, particulate sweeteners and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein xylitol is present in the amount of about 4% to about 25% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 wherein xylitol is present in the amount of about 4% to about 25% by weight and wherein the composition contains about 40% to about 60% by weight of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
27 words
The method of claim for treating xerostomia wherein the xerostomia is caused by factors affecting the brain's control of salivation such as emotions, neurosis and organic diseases.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 for treating xerostomia wherein the xerostomia is caused by factors affecting the automatic outflow pathway such as encephalitis, tumors, cerebrovascular accidents and medications.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 for treating xerostomia wherein the xerostomia is caused by factors affecting the salivary gland such as Sjogren's syndrome, and irradiation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 for treating xerostomia wherein the xerostomia is caused by factors affecting fluid or electrolyte balance such as dehydration, diabetes, cardiac failure, hypertension, thyroid disease and hormone dysfunction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A candy composition used in the method of claim 1 for treating xerostomia.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A chewing gum composition used in the method of claim 1 for treating xerostomia.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
A chewing gum composition used in the method of claim 4 for treating xerostomia.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
An edible composition used in the method of claim 11 for treating xerostomia.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
An edible composition used in the method of claim 12 for treating xerostomia.
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