Breath freshening confectionery products and methods of making and using same

A hard confectionery product comprising:

• a) a first hard confectionery composition;
• and
• b) a second hard confectionery composition different than said first composition, the second composition comprising an abrasive surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue.

8-9. (canceled)

11-19. (canceled)

A hard confectionery product comprising:

• a) a hard confectionery material comprising abrasive inclusions;
• and
• b) the hard confectionery material being formed into a product having a piece size with no dimension greater than about 25 mm and at least one formed, uneven surface, the abrasive inclusions and formed, uneven surface together forming an abrasive scrubbing surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue.

22-27. (canceled)

A hard confectionery product comprising:

• a) a piece size with no dimension greater than about 25 mm;
• and
• b) an abrasive surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue, the abrasive surface being made of a hard confectionery material comprising abrasive inclusions formed of a material selected from the group consisting of solid matrices of carbohydrates, solid matrices of polyols, extruded carbohydrates, extruded polyols and mixtures thereof.

29-45. (canceled)

50-55. (canceled)

58-60. (canceled)

64-67. (canceled)

69-70. (canceled)

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87-100. (canceled)

A method of removing bacteria from the top surface of a human tongue comprising:

• a) placing a hard confectionery product having a first side and a second side generally opposite to said first side in an oral cavity, the first side comprising a domed, non-abrasive surface, and the second side comprising an abrasive surface, with the abrasive surface contacting the top surface of the tongue, wherein the product does not include a handle;
• and
• b) causing the abrasive surface of the hard confectionery product to be scraped across the top surface of the tongue while the oral cavity is closed to thereby loosen bacteria on the top surface of the tongue.

102-109. (canceled)