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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1982
Filed:
May. 06, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abdul Gaffar, Somerset, NJ (US);
Calvin B Davis, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 52 ; 424 49 ; 424 57 ;
Abstract
An aqueous composition useful for remineralizing subsurface carious lesion, of dental enamel which comprises an aqueous solution which contains sources of calcium ions and phosphate ions as well as fluoride ions and further includes as an antinucleating agent, to stabilize the solution against precipitation, 2-phosphono-butane-tricarboxylic acid-1,2,4 or water soluble salt thereof, the pH of the solution being about 5-9, preferably close to physiological conditions, such as about 6.8-7.5.