Abstract: A method and articles of underwear for effecting the method, the invention intends the prevention of damage to erectile and other tissue of the penis, primarily to prevent or to alleviate impotence caused by penile circulatory deficiencies. The present method provides for support of the penis in attitudes within which the major vascular conduits of the penis are not subject to bending or crimping, a particular supportive mode being the maintenance of the flaccid penis in an upwardly directed attitude such that the longitudinal axis of the penis is maintained in an essentially straight line or at least in a gentle arc. The underwear configured according to the invention act to maintain the penis in the attitude intended by a practice of the present method and can further be configured to increase or decrease fertility to the degree affected by thermal considerations.

Abstract: A method for reducing dental plaque, pellicle and infections of the teeth, the present invention essentially comprises application of an effective amount of n-undecylenic acid or an effective substitute therefor according to the invention to the teeth, gums and mouth. The effective ingredient employed according to the method of the invention can either be applied directly to the teeth and tissues in a substantially inert carrier such as in a dentifrice paste for personal oral use or can be applied directly by a dental practitioner.

Abstract: A method for reducing dental plaque and infections of the teeth, gums, and mouth, the present invention essentially comprises application of an effective amount of n-undecylenic acid or an effective substitute therefor according to the invention to the teeth, gums and mouth. The effective ingredient employed according to the method of the invention can either be applied directly to the teeth and tissues in a substantially inert carrier such as in a dentifrice paste for personal oral use or can be applied directly by a dental practitioner.