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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abdul Gaffar, Princeton, NJ (US);
Thomas G Polefka, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 52 ; 424 57 ;
Abstract
An oral composition such as a toothpaste (including gel or cream), mouthwash, lozenge, chewing gum or tooth powder containing a calculus-inhibiting amount of a linear molecularly dehydrated polyphosphate salt and, to inhibit enzymatic hydrolysis of said polyphosphate salt in saliva, a combination of a fluoride ion-providing source and a synthetic linear polymeric polycarboxylate.