Title: Anticaries confectioneries and oral health products

Abstract: Anticaries ingredients for corn and cane sugar containing confectioneries such as syrups, mints, and candies, and for oral health products such as mouthwashes, lozenges, toothpastes and toothpowders are presented. The anticaries ingredients include aliphatic mono and dialdehydes having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, aliphatic monoaldehydes having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and polyaldehydes such as dialdehyde starch and dialdehyde galactomannan gum. These ingredients in concentrations of about 5 percent by weight or less have been found to effectively inhibit the growth and acid production of oral microorganisms and thereby reduce the incidence of dental caries.

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Inventors: Litchfield, John H. (Worthington, OH, US)
Vely, Victor G. (Columbus, OH, US)

Application Number: 701189
Filing Date: 1976-06-30
Publication_date: 1977-10-11
Assignee: William Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 514/54 127/30, 426/532, 426/648, 426/658, 426/660, 514/60, 514/693, 514/705
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US Patent Ref:

3497590	Feb, 1970	Eigen	424/48.
3629395	Dec, 1971	Litchfield et al.	424/48.
3651206	Mar, 1972	Litchfield et al.	424/48.
3679792	Jul, 1972	Litchfield et al.	424/48.
3749766	Jul, 1973	Litchfield et al.	424/48.

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Primary Examiner: Rose, Shep K.
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Attorney: LeBlanc & Shur