Heatiness and salivary secretory immunoglobulin
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsDavid Lungpao Chang, Zheng Yang, ZhaoSheng Huang, SiJun Liu
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Abstract
Described herein are methods of assessing the severity of heatiness in a patient, comprising measuring salivary S-IgA levels, which are found to correlate negatively with the degree of heatiness. The invention further provides, i.a., diagnostic kits, methods of treatment, and the use of oral care compositions to treat heatiness.
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A method of assessing the severity of heatiness in a patient comprising measuring the patient's level of salivary S-IgA, wherein a lower level of S-IgA compared to a control, normal or baseline value indicates a more severe heatiness condition.
A computer-assisted system for diagnosis of heatiness, wherein a user enters data regarding the S-IgA levels, presence or absence of symptoms as listed in Table A via a website, the data is uploaded into a calculating program to permit calculation of a heatiness diagnostic score, the heatiness diagnostic score is then displayed to the user, and based on the heatiness diagnostic score, information regarding heatiness and/or appropriate methods of treatment is provided to the user.
A method of treatment comprising diagnosing a patient as suffering from heatiness in accordance with any of the foregoing claims, and treating the patient by administering an oral care product comprising an effective amount of an antiheatiness agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.