Patent ID: 8216616
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of compensating for and repairing salivary deficiency in a subject in need thereof, consisting essentially of: administering a therapeutically effective amount of the salivary substitute to said subject, wherein the salivary substitute consists essentially of therapeutically effective amounts of: egg white powder, a polymer of high molecular weight selected from the group consisting of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum, xanthan gum, gum Arabic, alginic acid, carboxy-vinyl polymers, carbomers, polyethylene glycol, gelatin, povidone, pectins, hyaluronic acid and combinations thereof, and a polyol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol and mannitol.