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Patent Number:
Date of Patent:
4,597,959 '
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ABSTRACT
10 Claims, No Drawings
4,597,959
BACKGROUND
ter so that placement of the wafer anywhere in the oral 50 U.S. Pat. No. 3,440,065 relates to an improved den
cavity would be comfortable while remaining in one
ture adhesive containing various additives, such as
position.
wood, ?our, cellulose or other wood pulp derivatives
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a
which are added to a gum-petrolatum base. The patent
wafer composition which is self-dissolving in the mouth
discloses an adhesive composition of a topically accept
of the user so that when placed in the mouth the wafer
able hydrocolloid, powdered insoluble adsorptive cellu
will dissolve and there will not be any residue remaining
lose material and petrolatum. The purpose of the cellu
for the user to discard.
lose material is to effect a greater hydration of the gum
A further object of the invention is to provide such a
particles, not only on the surface, but throughout the
breath freshener composition, in a wafer form for use
paste and thereby effect a much stronger cohesive bond
with full or partial dentures by compatability thereof 60 between the denture and the gingiva and palate. In
with or without the use of a denture adhesive.
addition, a ?avoring oil is blended into the composition,
but lacking is any teaching regarding sustained time
According to a feature of the invention, the breath
release based on the use of encapsulated ?avoring mate
rials.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,886,265 discloses a mouth cleansing
for continuous adherent contact with the palate or gums 65
4,597,959
ing beverages.
The multiplicity of microencapsulated liquid droplets
of ?avoring materials is incorporated into a base formed
position.
The base which represents the remainder of the com
EMBODIMENTS
ponents in % by weight.
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liquid peppennint
gelatin
85%
7.25%
7.25%
glutaraldhyde
.25%
(gelatin a cross
linking agent)
sodium silicate
25%
(Aerosil 972)
PERCENT BY WEIGHT
2O
25
39.4
40
Propylparaben
Benzocaine (Ethyl aminobenzoate)
immunity to them.
user.
Microencapsulated peppermint
0.3
0.3
public at large.
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tive ingredient.
EXAMPLE II
percent by weight:
Liquid ?avoring material
Gelatin
Gum Arabic
Glutaraldhyde
85%
7.25%
7.25%
.25%
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Sodium Silicate
gum arabic
.25%,
40%
propylparaben
ethyl aminobenzoate
0.3%
0.3%.
combinations thereof.
microcapsulates
69.7%
Carrageenan or Klucel
ethylaminobenzoate.
20%
water
10%
propylparaben
0.3%.
15
microcapsulates
water
20%
39.4%
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