Acacia gum adhesive with calcium carbonate for oral adhering discs

A method of making an adhering troche having two sides that, when held in a human mouth, adheres and remains in the mouth as a single item that does not smear or break apart, comprising,

• (a) pressing a powder comprising an ingredient to be released into saliva to form a layer, roughly disc-shaped and having a roughly flat side at least 5 mm in two dimensions;
• (b) pressing granules of powder where a plurality of the granules each contains particles of both acacia gum and calcium carbonate that are granulated together to form an adhesive layer, roughly disc-shaped and having a roughly flat side at least 5 mm in two dimensions,
• wherein the granules of powder comprises at least 80% acacia gum mixed with a sufficient quantity of calcium carbonate such that the pH of the mixture is 5.5 or higher when dissolved in 10 parts water;
• and
• wherein the two layers are pressed together leaving one side of each layer exposed such that one side of the resulting troche is adhesive and the other side of the resulting troche is not adhesive.