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US 5,824,291 AGranted
Chewing gum containing a teeth whitening agent
AssigneeMedia Group
InventorHerman S. Howard
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Abstract
A chewing gum composition for whitening teeth comprising a water insoluble gum base in admixture with a plasticizer, a flavorant, sweetener, filler, texturizer, color, stabilizer, surface active agent and the like, some of the foregoing being optional, and a safe and effective whitening amount of a water soluble alkali metal percarbonate, a safe and effective amount of neem oil, sodium bicarbonate and parsley extract.
Claims14
A teeth whitening chewing gum, comprising 1) a water-insoluble gum base, a flavorant, a sweetener and a plasticizer as the inactive ingredients;
- and 2) alkali metal carbonate peroxyhydrate, sodium bicarbonate, parsley extract and neem oil as active ingredients wherein said gum inactive ingredients comprise from about 97 to about 99 wt. % of the total gum composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.