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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J Stroz, Monroe, CT (US);
Donald A Mackay, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nabisco Brands, Inc., Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 60 ; 424 48 ; 424 49 ; 426-3 ; 426548 ; 426658 ; 426661 ;
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.