ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,091, issued on Sept. 8.
"Intraoral cleaning tablet" was invented by Frank Rees (Tweed Heads, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraoral cleaning composition is provided in the form of a chewable gum or tablet that can remove plaque and debris from teeth, gums, and oral surfaces without requiring water or brushing. The composition includes a chewable gum base configured to stimulate saliva and a fibrous ingestible material embedded within the gum matrix to provide mechanical cleaning during mastication. In certain embodiments, the fibrous material comprises freeze-dried apple peel and fermented dried apple peel. The composi...