The problem of providing a storage stable anti-calculus toothpaste comprising a tripolyphosphate salt is remedied by incorporating more than 4% of the salt and having the pH from about 8 to about 10. A tripolyphosphate salt may also be combined with a noncationic anti-bacterial agent such as triclosan to provide a composition having anti-calculus and anti-plaque activity.
This application is a continuation-in-part of our co-pending application Ser. No. 407,336, filed Sep. 14, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,236 which is a continuation-in-part of our co-pending application Ser. No. 348,805, filed May 8, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,923,684, issued May 8, 1990, both of which applications are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
This invention provides an anti-tumor agent and a method for treating a tumor wherein gamma-interferon and interleukin-1 are used as active ingredients.
A method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay by treating the tooth surface, including the occlusal surface and unexposed surfaces such as subgingival, interproximal, and contact areas, with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source are described. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and better able to bond fluoride, thus requiring a lower concentration of fluoride. The method allows the treatment to penetrate deeper into the tooth then previously accomplished with other methods and can be used in a dental office or at home.
5354550 - Visually clear gel dentifrice - Owned by Colgate Palmolive Company (New York, NY) [*] Notice:The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to July 16, 2008 has been disclaimed.
A visually clear gel dentifrice comprising a polishing agent having a refractive index of about 1.41 to 1.47, a water-swellable synthetic anionic polycarboxylate polymer and a liquid vehicle of about 25-30% by weight water and 30-45% by weight of neat humectant wherein at least about 30% by weight of said dentifrice is neat sorbitol.
A method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay by treating the tooth surface, including the occlusal surface and unexposed surfaces such as subgingival, interproximal, and contact areas, with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source are described. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and better able to bond fluoride, thus requiring a lower concentration of fluoride. The method allows the treatment to penetrate deeper into the tooth then previously accomplished with other methods and can be used in a dental office or at home.
A dual component antiplaque dentifrice composition in which the first component is an extrudible dentifrice composition containing a nonionic antibacterial agent in which calcium salts are absent and the second component is an extrudable dentifrice composition containing a calcium salt wherein maximum antibacterial agent uptake by dental tissue is achieved when the components and are physically separated prior to use and are mixed upon application to dental tissue.
