초록

This invention relates to ingestible, non-foaming gels for cleaning “plaque-like”films from the gums of babies and endentulous persons and for conditioning these gums to disrupt the subsequent formation of the plaque-like films that tend to form on gums of babies and endentulous persons.

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An oral hygiene method for cleaning, massaging and conditioning gums of edentulous persons and babies and infants prior to teething, and up through the time the child itself can effectively control plaque formation, by regular brushing, comprising the steps of removing and disrupting plaque-like fil

An oral hygiene method for cleaning, massaging and conditioning gums of edentulous persons and babies and infants prior to teething, and up through the time the child itself can effectively control plaque formation, by regular brushing, comprising the steps of removing and disrupting plaque-like films on said gums with a gel suitable for cleaning, massaging and conditioning gums of babies and endentulous persons, wherein: A. said gel is free from: 1. abrasive, 2. analgesic, and 3. substances that alter the microflora balance of the oral cavity; B. said gel comprises; 1. a nonionic surfactant, 2. a coating substance insoluble in said surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of said nonionic surfactant to said coating substance is from between about 50:1 and about 1:1 and; 3. a viscosifier; and C. said gel is characterized as being: 1. stable, 2. ingestible, 3. non-foaming, 4. substantive to the gums of babies and endentulous persons, 5. disruptive towards the formation of plaque-like films on the gums of babies and endentulous persons, and having a 6. pH of from between about 3.0 and about 8.5.