@ Disclosed is a composition useful in combatting gum disease including (a) a gel component having (i) about 0.1 - 10% by weight of hydrogen peroxide; (ii) about 0.05 - 5.0% by weight of a water-dispersible copolymer of acrylic acid cross-linked with polyallyl sucrose; (iii) about zero to about 2.0% by weight of a nonionic cellulose stabilizer; (iv) a neutralizing agent selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diisopropylamine and ammonia in an amount sufficient to raise the gel pH to about 3 - 6; and (v) purified water; and (b) a paste component having: (i) about 2 - 60% sodium bicarbonate; (ii) about 0 - 6% of a salt selected from the group consisting of NaCI, KCI, MgCl 2 , MgS0 4 , and K 2 S0 4 ; (iii) about 2 - 60% of a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, an ethoxylated lower fatty alcohol, a propoxylated lower fatty alcohol and mixtures thereof; (iv) about 0.1 - 5% of a thickener stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cellulose gum, magnesium aluminum silicate and mixtures thereof; (v) about 1 - 30% of a stabilizing polishing agent selected from the group consisting of bentonite, titanium dioxide, silica, magnesium oxide and mixtures thereof; and (vi) purified water. The past component and gel component are combined immediately prior to use.
Also disclosed are combinations of a two part container and a composition of a gel component and a paste component.