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US 12,551,429 B2Granted
Oral care complexes and compositions
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsQichao Ruan, Stacey Lavender
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a polyelectrolyte complex, and compositions thereof, for use in the treatment or prevention of dental caries, early erosive damage, and enamel demineralization, and the promotion of enamel repair and remineralization. This oral care composition comprises polyelectrolyte complexes comprising cationic polymers and anionic carboxylates.
Claims16
An oral care composition, comprising:
- a polyelectrolyte complex comprising a cationic polymer and an anionic polymer or anionic carboxylate;
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- one or more orally acceptable solvents or vehicles,
- wherein the cationic polymer is a polyamino acid comprising one or more basic amino acid residues, and
- wherein the polyelectrolyte complex comprises a molar ratio of cationic polymer amino groups to anionic polymer or anionic carboxylate groups of 1:0.01 to 1:0.9.
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