Non-fluoride containing dietary supplement toothpaste and methods of using the same
AssigneeGolden Products LLC
InventorBruce Alan Golden
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Abstract
A non-fluoride containing toothpaste enriched with at least one dietary supplement. The non-fluoride containing toothpaste comprising a dentally acceptable oral vehicle containing a sufficient amount of thickening agent to impart a pasty consistency; and at least one dietary supplement wherein a serving size portion of the non-fluoride containing toothpaste contains more than about 2 percent of the reference daily intake (RDI) of the dietary supplement.
Claims20
A non-fluoride containing dietary supplement enriched toothpaste suitable for ingestion, said toothpaste comprising:
- (a) a dentally acceptable oral vehicle containing sufficient amount of a thickening agent to impart a pasty consistency;
- and
- (b) a dietary supplement,
- wherein said dietary supplement is provided in beads which i) prevent the dietary supplement from being absorbed through the mucus membranes in the mouth, and ii) prevent the dietary supplements from being degraded in the acidic environment of the stomach, and wherein a serving size amount of said toothpaste contains more than about 2 percent of the reference daily intake (RDI) of said dietary supplement and wherein said toothpaste is formulated so that multiple ingestions of at least a portion of said serving size amount provide at least 2 percent of the RDI of the dietary supplement.
A non-fluoride containing dietary supplement enriched toothpaste suitable for ingestion, said toothpaste comprising:
- a gum base as component (A);
- a mixture of sodium saccharin, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), sodium benzoate, stevia, xylitol, a polymer of ethylene oxide having the general formula H(OCH2CH2)nOH wherein n has an average number of about 8 as component (B);
- a mixture of glycerin, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, sorbitol as component (C);
- a mixture of vitamin B6, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacinamide, D-calcium pantothenate as component (D);
- a mixture of sodium selenate, manganese chloride, zinc lactate, magnesium sulfate, sea salt, tetrasodium pyrophosphate as component (E);
- precipitated amorphous silica having an average particle size of about 8.0 to about 14 microns for both abrasive and/or thickening and dicalcium phosphate dihydrate as component (F);
- at least one flavoring agent as component (G);
- and
- water,
- wherein the combination of components ABCDEFG is formed by the sequential addition of component B to component A to form the combination AB, the addition of component C to AB to form the combination ABC, the addition of component D to ABC to form the combination ABCD, the addition of component E to ABCD to form the combination ABCDE, the addition of component F to ABCDE to form the combination ABCDEF, and the combination of component G to ABCDEF to form the combination ABCDEFG
- wherein a serving size amount of said toothpaste contains more than about 2 percent of a reference daily intake (RDI) of dietary supplement, said dietary supplement comprising vitamin B6, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacinamide, D-calcium pantothenate sodium selenate, manganese chloride, and zinc lactate, and wherein said toothpaste is formulated so that multiple ingestions of at least a portion of said serving size amount provide at least 2 percent of the RDI of the dietary supplement.
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