Patent ID: 6190642
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A method to remove calculus and endotoxin from a subgingival area of teeth in the oral cavity of a living animal comprising the steps of:applying from a syringe through a needle passage having a diameter on the order of 0.009 inch without clogging the passage to said area an oral gel composition comprising:an effective amount of water,from about 0.01 to about 5.0 percent by weight of a calculus and endotoxin solvating surfactant having a molecular weight of from about 150 to about 250,from about 0.1 to about 5.0 percent by weight calcium chelator, andscaling and debriding said area after said oral composition has been applied to said area for at least about 2 minutes, whereby calculus and endotoxin are removed from said area.