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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Doris Tancredi, Sparta, NJ (US);
Ding Ming, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Jack W. Vincent, Seabrook Island, SC (US);
Inventors:
Doris Tancredi, Sparta, NJ (US);
Ding Ming, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Jack W. Vincent, Seabrook Island, SC (US);
Assignee:
Cadbury Adams USA, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to chewing gum and confectionery compositions and methods for reducing dental caries in mammals. In particular, the compositions may include a gum base or carrier, sweetening agents and casein phosphopeptide-calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP). The compositions may be employed to slow the progression and enhance the regression of carious lesions in mammals, particularly in humans.