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US 2006/0134022 A1Published application
Salivary stimulatory compositions and method of use thereof
OwnerLeonard Mackles, William Bessinventors
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Abstract
Effective stimulation of oral salivary activity in the oral cavity is achieved by the introduction thereinto of a warm aqueous solution, containing 0.5-15 wt % of an inorganic cation salt of a sulfate, bisulfate pyrosulfate or mixture thereof, having a temperature of at least 103° F. (39.4° C.).
Claims11
A method of stimulating salivary activity in the oral cavity comprising the sequential steps of
- a) reacting an aqueous solution of between 1 and 30 wt % a sulfite, bisulfite, metabisulfite, or mixture thereof, with
- b) an orally acceptable oxidizing agent or mixture of agents to oxidize said solution to provide a warm solution containing 0.5-15 wt % of the corresponding sulfate, bisulfate, pyrosulfate or mixture thereof, having a temperature of at least 103° F. and
- c) promptly introducing said warm solution into the oral cavity
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