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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abdul Gaffar, Princeton, NJ (US);
James Mellberg, Pottersville, NJ (US);
John Blake-Haskins, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 52 ; 424673 ; 424676 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for remineralizing demineralized portions of teeth by treatment with a non-astringent composition containing about 10-20% xylitol, and at least one fluoride ion-providing compound in a total amount sufficient to provide about 150 ppm to about 1800 ppm of fluoride ions, with sodium fluoride providing a predominant proportion of such fluoride ions.