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`PCT/EP2021/050454
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`CLAIMS
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`1. Use of starch as white pigment
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`in a dental health product composition,
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`to replace titanium dioxide
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`the starch being a
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`native starch,
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`a porous starch or a mixture thereof.
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`2. Use according to claim 1, wherein the starch is a porous
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`starch.
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`3. Use
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`according to claim 1 or
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`2, wherein the
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`starch is
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`selected from the group consisting of
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`tapioca starch, waxy
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`tapioca starch, maize starch, pea starch, potato starch, waxy
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`starch, waxy wheat
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`starch, waxy maize
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`starch, mung bean
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`starch,
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`rice
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`potato starch, wheat
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`starch,
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` starch, waxy
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`high-amylose maize
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`rice starch,
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`sweet potato starch, waxy
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`sweet
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`potato starch, millet
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`starch,
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`sago starch,
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`guinoa starch,
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`arrowroot starch,
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`starch and buckwheat starch.
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`amaranth starch,
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`lotus root
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`10
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`15
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`20
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`25
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`sorghum starch,
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`4. Use according to anyone of claims
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`dental health product is selected from the group consisting of
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`1
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`to 3, wherein the
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`a toothpaste and a chewing gum, preferably the dental product
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`is a toothpaste.
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`5. Use according to anyone of claims
`1
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`starch replaces
`up
`to 30%, preferably up
` preferably up to 100% by weight of
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`to 4, wherein the
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`to 60% and more
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`the titanium dioxide in the
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`dental health product composition.
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`30
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`6. Use according to anyone of claims
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`1
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`to 5, wherein the
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`dental health product composition comprises from 0.5 %
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`preferably from 1% to 20% and more preferably from 2% to 15%,
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`and even more preferably from 5
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`to 10% by weight of native
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`to 30%,
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`to 10%
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`by weight of porous
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`WO 2021/144245
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`PCT/EP2021/050454
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`starch with respect
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`to the total weight of
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`the dental health
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`product composition.
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`7. Use according to anyone of claims
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`1
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`to 30%,
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`to 6, wherein the
`S
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`dental health product composition comprises from 0.5 %
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`preferably from 1% to 20% and more preferably from 2% to 15%,
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`and even more preferably from 5
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`starch with respect
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`to the total weight of
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`product composition.
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`10
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`the dental health
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`8. Dental health product
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`composition
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`comprising
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`a white
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`pigment containing or consisting of a native starch,
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`a porous
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`mM
`starch or a mixture thereot
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`of
`fabricating
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`15
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`9.
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`Process
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`composition
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`comprising the
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`porous starch or mixture thereof as white pigment.
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`the
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`dental
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`health
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`product
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`step of
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`adding native
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`starch,
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`10. Process according to claim 9, wherein said process does
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`20
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`not
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`comprise
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`a
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`step of
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`adding titanium dioxide
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`as white
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`pigment.
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`25
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`25
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