Acidic solid oral compositons without erosive potential in saliva and method for determining erosive potential in saliva

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-02
TOMS GRUPPEN
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Benefits of technology

[0024]It was to be expected that the relatively long contact time between the oral solid compositions of the invention and the teeth would damage the tooth hydroxyapatite. Herein, it is reported that certain amounts of calcium component reduces the erosive potential in saliva for a composition of comparatively low pH value, even in situations where the amount of calcium results in the saliva being undersaturated with respect to calcium.
[0028]When healthy individuals are enjoying acidic solid oral compositions, like candies, the buffer capacity of the saliva counteracts the low pH induced by the dissolution of an oral composition. However, for patients suffering from impaired saliva production the ability to counteract the severe effect of the low pH is reduced due to low concentrations of buffers in saliva of dry mouth patients.
[0042]For testing of the erosive potential a new test method has been developed, which in a simple and reliable manner takes into account the effect of the oral composition on the production and composition of the saliva under in vivo conditions. This new test method represents a particular aspect of the present invention.
[0059]The method provides the unique feature of accounting for the influence of the complex conditions in saliva in the human mouth on dental erosion. Furthermore, the variable contribution of CO2 in the samples to the pH over time is avoided. As the pH is the most important single factor in relation to erosion of teeth, the present method provides an efficient means for predicting the demineralisation of hydroxyapatite and thereby evaluating the erosive potential in saliva.

Problems solved by technology

Dental erosion has been shown to be an increasing threat to dental health, and frequent soft drink consumption as well as consumption of acid-containing foodstuffs (citrus fruits and sweets) are important factors in the development of dental erosion.
Generally, low pH in the oral cavity and around the teeth is the major cause of dental erosion.
While a tooth protection may be obtained by using this composition, the saliva stimulating effect will be limited due to the comparatively high pH value, and the taste experience thereby impaired.
However polyphosphates are undesirable from different points of view, particularly in the preparation of hard-boiled candy and other products, which are subjected to heating.
By heating of the acidic composition there is a risk of the polyphosphate becoming converted to other phosphates, which are known to have an unpleasant taste.
Furthermore, by having both calcium and phosphate in high concentrations, there is a risk of the calcium precipitating out as non-useful calcium phosphate compounds.
However, the effect of this protein coating on tooth erosion in different individuals cannot be quantified by any known methods of calculation, it has to be subjected to testing.

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example 1

Preparation of Solid Candy

[0069]In a mini cooker 800 ml water is added 3 kg isomalt and 0.3 mg sweetener (Acesulfame-K) during stirring. The stirring is continued until a homogenous solution is obtained. Subsequently the temperature is raised to about 162° C. and the mixture is boiled. When the temperature has decreased to 110° C. the stirring is discontinued and the dough is withdrawn from the mini cooker and applied on a heated table.

[0070]The dough is added 4.5 ml red colour (camine E120) and kneaded so as to obtain a uniform distribution of the colour. Then, 6 ml aroma (strawberry and rhubarb in 2:1 ratio) is added and kneaded into the dough. Subsequently, 30 g tartaric acid (mol weight: 151 g / mol) and 49.5 g calcium lactate penta hydrate (mol weight: 308 g / mol) are added and mixed thoroughly with the dough. Long strings of dough are prepared and cut into appropriate pieces of candy. The candy is allowed to cool to room temperature.

[0071]A candy was added an equal amount by weig...

example 2

Preparation of Jellies

[0073]8 g gelatine (250 Bloom) is dissolved completely in 17 g 80° C. water under constant stirring. 4 g dextrose is added to the gelatine solution under constant stirring until the mixture is homogenous. Then, 20 g sucrose and 49 g glucose syrup (48 DE) are added and the stirring is continued until the mixture is homogeneous. This mixture is then boiled until brix 75, which happened at 108° C. (vacuum at 0.6 atm). After the boiling step the mixture is added 10 g tartaric acid (mol weight: 151 g / mol), 16.5 g calcium lactate penta hydrate (mol weight: 308 g / mol), 0.15 ml red colour (camine E120) and 0.6 ml aroma (strawberry and rhubarb in 2:1 ratio) and mixed to obtain a homogenous solution. The pH in the liquid mixture is adjusted with tartaric acid to a pH of 3.2 as measured with a standard pH electrode. A sample was withdrawn and mixed with an equal amount by weight of water. The pH of this diluted sample was measured as pH 3.2. The mole ratio of calcium comp...

example 3

Test for Erosive Potential of Oral Composition

[0075]Candies as produced in example 1 were used in this example to illustrate the erosive potential. A control candy comprising the same components as the example 1 candy except for calcium lactate was also produced.

[0076]Ten randomly selected healthy test persons (5 males and 5 females) sucked 5 grams of the candy habitually for 5 minutes while his / her stimulated whole mouth saliva was collected every 30 seconds for 5 minutes. A closed saliva collection system was used to avoid saliva CO2 evaporation and thus pH changes during collection.

[0077]Immediately after collection, the pH of the saliva was determined in a closed system, and the pH was recorded for each of the collections (i.e. first min, second min, etc.). The saliva was then pored into an open glass and salivary CO2 was removed by vacuum during constant stirring and the sample was acidified (1M HCl) until the pH obtained immediately after collection was reached.

[0078]Pure hydr...

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Abstract

Acidic oral compositions having calcium contents and effective pH-values in the area indicated by grey tone in FIG. 2 are non-erosive in saliva and capable of stimulating saliva production, even in “dry mouth” patients. A new multi-step test method for determining erosive potential in saliva has been used for identifying the compositions.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates in general to solid oral compositions, which provide an acidic reaction when dissolved in an aqueous liquid like saliva. More particularly, the present invention relates to acidic solid oral compositions with reduced erosive potential in saliva and to the use of a calcium component and an acid component in particular amounts for reduction of the erosive potential. The invention also relates to a method for stimulating saliva production, and to the use of a calcium component and an acid component for the manufacture of an acidic solid oral composition for alleviating the sufferings of an individual having impaired saliva production. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for deter-mining the erosive potential of an oral composition in saliva.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Dental erosion is the loss of dental hard tissue by a chemical process that does not involve bacteria and is therefore not associated with...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K9/68C12Q1/40A23G4/06A23G9/32A23G3/36A23L21/10
CPCA23G3/34A23G3/36A23G3/362A23G4/06A23G4/064A23G9/32G01N33/50A61K8/0216A61K8/19A61K8/365A61K9/0056A61Q11/00A23G9/325A61P1/00A61P1/02A61P3/10A61P3/14A23V2002/00A61K2800/74A61K2800/92G01N33/84G01N2800/18
InventorJENSDOTTIR, THORBJORGJENSEN, ALLAN BARDOWNAUNTOFTE, BIRGITTEBUCHWALD, CHRISTIAN
OwnerTOMS GRUPPEN