Patent References 1817664 2843521 2894876 3728446 InventorApplicationNo. 05/697887 filed on 06/21/1976US Classes:424/48, CHEWING GUM TYPE424/49DENTIFRICES (INCLUDES MOUTH WASH)ExaminersPrimary: Jiles, Henry R.Assistant: Owens, Cary Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 8/22 (20060101)A61K 8/19 (20060101) A61Q 11/00 (20060101) AbstractA breath freshener composition is provided which may be in the form of a comestible, such as a pill, powder, tablet, pressed candy or mint, boiled candy, mouthwash, dental cream, chewing gum and the like, and which includes as its active ingredient calcium hydroxide alone or combinations of calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide or combinations of magnesium hydroxide and/or calcium hydroxide with copper gluconate. In addition, a method is provided for inhibiting bad breath wherein calcium hydroxide alone or any of the above combinations is employed. | |