amylase/dental caries

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known that in animals and man, after the intake of starchy foodstuffs and beverages, hyperglycaemias arise which are caused by a rapid splitting of the starch by amylases of the digestive tract according to the following equation: These hyperglycaemias are

FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to the field of oral hygiene. More specifically, this invention relates to the field of halitosis prevention. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Incomplete mastication of food frequently results in undigested portions of food, termed food debris, remaining in the

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to inhibitors of mammalian .alpha.-amylases. BACKGROUND Pancreatic .alpha.-amylase is an enzyme in the digestive system, catalyzing the initial step in the hydrolysis of starch, a principal source of glucose in the diet. It has been demonstrated that the

This invention relates to a dental plaque-degrading composition which degrades insoluble glucan (mutan), principal constituent of dental plaque, produced by cariogenic Streptococcus mutans highly efficiently, and which prevents the formation of new dental plaque. The inventive composition serves to

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to inducible (or on-demand) release vehicles produced from cross-linked polymers. This type of vehicles is particularly usable for packaging an active component in applications in which said active component needs to be shielded from the environment until

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Since the introduction of at-home tooth whitening kits, such as Crest "White Strips," and affordable professional dental whitening treatments in the early 2000s, a consumer subgroup of "whitening enthusiasts" has developed. Whitening enthusiasts generally utilize a both