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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Prencipe, West Windsor, NJ (US);
James G Masters, Flemington, NJ (US);
Vincent O Drago, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 53 ; 424 49 ;
Abstract
A method for inhibiting dental calculus concomitant with tooth whitening is disclosed wherein there is applied to the teeth an oral composition containing in a vehicle an amount of a anticalculus phosphate salt and an amount of calcium peroxide effective to whiten teeth, the vehicle containing about 4 to about 9% by weight water and an amount of calcined alumina effective to heighten the whitening effect of the CaO2, and allowing the composition to remain on the teeth for a time sufficient to effect whitening thereof.