Tooth Whitening Compositions and Delivery Systems Therefor
AssigneeCadbury Adams USA LLC
InventorsPetros Gebreselassie, Navroz Boghani
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Abstract
Stain-removing oral compositions, such as gum compositions, are herein provided. The gum compositions include a film-forming agent, such as a fatty acid salt, in combination with an abrasive and a chelating agent. The fatty acid salt may be a salt derived from a hydroxy fatty acid. The chelating agent may be a polyphosphate and the abrasive may be a silica abrasive.
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1-93. (canceled)
A stain-removing oral composition comprising:
- (a) a film-forming agent comprising a free fatty acid salt having at least one hydroxyl functionality, said free fatty acid salt having from 8 to 25 carbon atoms;
- (b) a chelating agent;
- (c) an abrasive agent;
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- (d) a gum base.
A stain-removing gum composition comprising:
- (a) a film-forming agent comprising at least two fatty acid salts;
- wherein the film-forming agent comprises a fatty acid salt having at least one hydroxyl functionality and a second fatty acid salt, said fatty acid salt having at least one hydroxy functionality containing from 8 to 25 carbon atoms;
- (b) an abrasive agent;
- (c) a chelating agent;
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- (d) a gum base.
A stain-removing gum composition comprising a core and a coating, wherein at least the coating includes an abrasive agent, and further wherein at least the core includes the combination of a free film-forming hydroxy fatty acid salt and a chelating agent;
- wherein said film-forming hydroxy fatty acid salt contains from 8 to 25 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.