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US 2014/0155457 A1Published application
Method of Relieving, Improving, Preventing or Treating Xerostomia
OwnerKwang Nho, Min Jung AHN +3inventors
InventorsKWANG NHO, Min Jung AHN, Byung Hee SOHN, Chang Min HYUN, Jung Hun LEE
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Abstract
Provided is a method of relieving, improving, preventing or treating xerostomia including applying an oral cavity composition including a polyethylene glycol (PEG) derivative whose reactor is modified to form a covalent bond with an epithelial cell of the oral cavity. An oral moisturizing effect and moisture persistency are increased and the method is effective against xerostomia due to aging or disease.
Claims6
A method of relieving, improving, preventing or treating xerostomia, comprising:
- applying an oral cavity composition including a polyethylene glycol derivative whose reactor is modified to form a covalent bond with a polyethylene glycol derivative as an active component in an oral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.