Tartar control denture adhesive compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to a non-aqueous denture adhesive composition comprising a safe and effective adhesive amount of a denture adhesive; a safe and effective amount of an anticalculus agent; and a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier; wherein the anticalculus agent is a material effective in reducing calcium phosphate mineral deposition related to calculus formation. The present invention further relates to a method of delivering an anticalculus agent to the oral cavity and teeth, by applying the above composition to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the dentures to the oral cavity.
Claims14
A denture adhesive composition comprising;
- (a) at least 20% by weight of the composition of a denture adhesive component selected from the group consisting of AVE/MA, salts of AVE/MA, AVE/MA/IB, salts of AVE/MA/IB, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) a safe and effective amount of an anticalculus agent selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of maleic anhydride or acid and ethylene and monovalent and ammonium salts thereof;
- a copolymer of maleic anhydride or acid and styrene and monovalent and ammonium salts thereof;
- copolymer of maleic anhydride or acid and isobutylene and monovalent and ammonium salts thereof;
- polyitaconic acid and monovalent and ammonium salts thereof;
- and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (c) a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.