METHOD AND COMPOSITION TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS BY THE USE OF SACCHARIN/FLUORIDE COMBINATION

A method and composition for treating teeth to reduce dental caries is provided wherein the teeth are contacted with a synergistic combination of a saccharin material, and a fluoride material, for example, as contained in a chewing gum composition, the combination of saccharin material and fluoride...

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Hauptverfasser:	STROZ JOHN J, SLEE ANDREW M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY CHEWING GUM COCOA COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE ICE-CREAM MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PREPARATION THEREOF PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and composition for treating teeth to reduce dental caries is provided wherein the teeth are contacted with a synergistic combination of a saccharin material, and a fluoride material, for example, as contained in a chewing gum composition, the combination of saccharin material and fluoride material being present in an amount sufficient to inhibit growth of Streptococcus mutans in the presence of a fermentable carbohydrates in the oral cavity.