Method to inhibit tartar and stain using denture adhesive compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJayanth Rajaiah, Kimberly Ann Gilday-Weber, Lisa Catron Ernst, Larry Gregory Martin, Marjorie Samuel Becus, Timothy Sadley Owens, Ann Maria Case
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of reducing, controlling, inhibiting, preventing, protecting against, or minimizing calculus, tartar, plaque, or stain, in the oral cavity, by applying a denture adhesive composition to the oral cavity, the denture adhesive composition comprising: (a) a safe and effective adhesive amount of a denture adhesive component; and (b) a safe and effective amount of a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier.
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A method of reducing, controlling, inhibiting preventing, protecting against, or minimizing calculus, tartar, plaque, or stain, in the oral cavity, by applying a denture adhesive composition to the oral cavity of a denture wearer in need thereof, the denture adhesive composition comprising:
- (a) at least 20% by weight of the composition of a polymer wherein the polymer is a denture adhesive component selected from the group consisting of natural gums, synthetic polymeric gums, karaya gum, guar gum, gelatin, algin, sodium alginate, tragacanth, chitosan, polyethylene glycol, acrylamide polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamines, polyquarternary compounds, ethylene oxide polymers, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cationic polyacrylamide polymers, saccharide derivatives, cellulose derivatives, salts of AVE/MA, AVE/MA, and mixtures thereof;
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- (b) a safe and effective amount of a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier;
- wherein the composition is essentially free of anticalculus agent, antitartar agent, antiplaque agent or antistain agent.
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