# US 4,396,599 A · Anticaries composition

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- Number: US 4,396,599 A
- Document ID: US4396599A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/303,284
- Filed: 1981-09-17
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1981-09-17
- Assignees: Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.
- Inventors: Tibor Sipos
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396599A

## CPC

- A61K 8/27: Zinc; Compounds thereof
- A61K 8/21: Fluorides; Derivatives thereof
- A61Q 11/00: Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

Improved protection against dental enamel caries is provided by applying to the teeth and gingivae an oral hygiene composition containing, in addition to a pharmaceutically acceptable fluoride compound, a sufficient quantity of a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc compound so that the ratio of zinc ion to fluoride ion is at least about 7:1 by weight.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition for preventing dental enamel caries consisting essentially of a pharmaceutically acceptable oral hygiene vehicle containing an effective concentration to prevent caries of a pharmaceutically acceptable fluoride salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salt that is soluble in said vehicle, wherein the weight ratio of zinc ion to fluoride ion is at least about 10:1 and wherein the zinc salt is selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc lactate, zinc salicylate and zinc thiocyanate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein the fluoride ion is present in a concentration of from about 0.0025 to about 3.0% by weight.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The composition of claim 2 wherein the fluoride ion concentration is in the range of from about 0.005 to about 1.0%.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The composition of claim 2 wherein the fluoride ion concentration is in the range of from about 0.01 to about 0.5%.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The composition of claim 2 wherein the zinc ion is present in a concentration of from about 0.02 to about 25.0% by weight.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The composition of claim 5 wherein the zinc ion concentration is from about 0.05 to about 8.0%.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The composition of claim 6 wherein the zinc ion concentration is from about 0.1 to about 4.0%.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluoride salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, lithium fluoride, aluminum fluoride, zinc fluoride, stannous fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, acidulated phosphate fluoride, ammonium fluoride, ammonium bifluoride and amine fluoride.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said vehicle comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of glycerol, water, ethanol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and sorbitol.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A method of preventing or reducing the incidence of dental enamel caries comprising applying to the teeth and gingivae of the subject to be treated a composition of claim 1.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 wherein said composition is applied at least once daily.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11 wherein said composition is applied twice daily.

### Claim 13

In the treatment of teeth to protect them against dental caries by applying thereto an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable fluoride compound, the improvement which comprises applying to the teeth, concurrently with said fluoride compound, a sufficient quantity of a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc compound to provide a weight ratio of zinc ion to fluoride ion of at least about 10:1 and wherein the zinc salt is selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc lactate, zinc salicylate and zinc thiocyanate.