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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Steven W Fisher, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Edward A Tavss, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Shannon K Campbell, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Marilou T Joziak, South River, NJ (US);
Karen J De Pierro, Piscataway, NJ (US);
John P Curtis, Bloomsbury, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A mouth moistener for alleviating dry mouth condition comprised of an aqueous vehicle containing less than about 2% by weight an edible organic acid such as citric or malic acid and a mixture of a water soluble calcium ion releasing salt and a water soluble phosphate ion releasing salt, wherein the solution is unsaturated with respect to calcium phosphate and the solubility product (S.P.) of the calcium and phosphate ion concentration present in the solution, as expressed by the equation