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Method of reducing dental caries
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1984-04-25
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2004-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A method for treating teeth to reduce caries is provided wherein the teeth are contacted with a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, in the presence of a sugar, for example, as contained in a chewing gum composition or toothpaste or powder composition, the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and sugar being present in an amount sufficient to inhibit growth of Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity or on the teeth.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Stroz
- 👤 Donald A. M. Mackay
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:46
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/42; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/33; A23L27/34; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/70; A61K31/715; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/60; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/732; A61Q; A61Q11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of treating teeth to inhibit or prevent dental plaque and/or caries in the presence of sucrose at a concentration of 0.4% or more and Streptococcus mutans having near optimum growth occurring in an environment of 0.4 to 0.5% of sucrose, with a slight increase in growth resulting with an increase of the sucrose level to up to 2%, the improvement comprising contacting said teeth with a composition comprising hydrogenated starch hydrolysate as a non-metabolizing carbohydrate sugar substitute in such amounts as to provide about a 0.25:1.0 to about 4.0:1.0 ratio of said sucrose to said sugar substituted at a final carbohydrate concentration of up to 2.0% so as to thereby inhibit or prevent the growth of extracellular polysaccharide production, in the presence of said teeth, fromsaid sucrose by said Streptococcus mutans to an extent greater than that achieved merely by replacement of some or all of said sucrose by non-metabolized carbohydrate and thereby prevent the exposure of said teeth to the dental plaque and/or caries causitive effects of said sucrose.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of treating teeth to inhibit or prevent dental plaque and/or caries in the presence of sucrose at a concentration of 0.4% or more and Streptococcus mutans having near optimum growth occurring in an environment of 0.4 to 0.5% of sucrose, with a slight increase in growth resulting with an increase of the sucrose level to up to 2%, the improvement comprising contacting said teeth with a composition comprising hydrogenated starch hydrolysate as a non-metabolizing carbohydrate sugar substitute in such amounts as to provide about a 0.25:1.0 to about 4.0:1.0 ratio of said sucrose to said sugar substituted at a final carbohydrate concentration of up to 2.0% so as to thereby inhibit or prevent the growth of extracellular polysaccharide production, in the presence of said teeth, fromsaid sucrose by said Streptococcus mutans to an extent greater than that achieved merely by replacement of some or all of said sucrose by non-metabolized carbohydrate and thereby prevent the exposure of said teeth to the dental plaque and/or caries causitive effects of said sucrose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and sucrose combination is employed in conjunction with a carrier to form a composition containing from about 10 to about 90% by weight hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and from about 90 to about 10% by weight sucrose.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as defined in claim 2 wherein said composition comprises a chewing gum composition containing from about 12 to about 80% by weight hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and from about 80 to about 12% by weight sucrose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as defined in claim 2 wherein said composition comprises a toothpaste powder, cream or polishing composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is prepared by hydrogenating saccharified starch having a dextrose equivalent of 15-75% and containing dextrines until substantially no dextrose and maltose remain.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises from about 72% to about 80% of solids of which from about 4 to about 20% is sorbitol, from about 5 to about 65% is hydrogenated disaccharides, from about 15 to about 75% is tri- to hepta- hydrogenated saccharides, and from about 10 to about 65% is hydrogenated saccharides higher than hepta.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method as defined in claim 6 wherein said solids portion of said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate contains from about 6 to about 10% sorbitol, and from about 25 to about 55% by weight hydrogenated disaccharides, from about 20 to about 40% hydrogenated tri- to hepta- saccharides, and from about 15 to about 30% hydrogenated saccharides higher than hepta.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as defined in claim 6 wherein said solids portion of said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate contains from about 8 to about 20% sorbitol, and from about 5 to about 15% by weight hydrogenated disaccharides, and from about 20 to about 75% hydrogenated tri- to penta-saccharides.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises from about 5 to about 8% sorbitol, from about 25 to about 58% hydrogenated disaccharides, from about 20 to about 40% hydrogenated tri- to hexa-saccharides and from about 15 to about 30% hydrogenated saccharides higher than hexa.
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