Patent ID: 6861047

Claim:
An oral hygiene method for reducing the incidence of caries in a patient, comprising: contacting the patient's teeth, and surrounding oral cavity, with a toothpaste comprising about 1.6 to about 2.6% by weight of lauroyl sarcosinate, about 0.18% to about 0.37% Cetylpyridinium Chloride, and about 0.1 to about 0.6% dehydroacetic acid, and mouthwash composition comprising about 0.05 to about 0.1% Cetylpyridinium Chloride, about 0.15 to about 0.4% lauroyl sarcosinate, about 0.1 to about 0.06% dehydroacetic acid, and about 0.01 to about 0.1% citric acid; and exposing the patient's dental appliances and toothbrush periodically to a disinfecting solution comprising about 0.06 to about 0.75% Cetylpyridinium Chloride and about 1 to 2% lauroyl sarcosinate.