Methods of use of oral care compositions comprising hops
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsArif Ali Baig, Tammy K. Baker, Aaron Reed Biesbrock, Samuel James St. John
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Abstract
A method for the prevention, reduction and treatment of gingivitis, white spots in an oral cavity on teeth and attributable to caries, cavities, and/or combinations thereof, oral cavities, caries, or a combination thereof in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method may include administering a medicament comprising hops beta acid, and a metal. The metal may comprise tin, zinc, or combinations thereof. The medicament is an oral care composition that is substantially free of fluoride.
Claims17
A method for the prevention, reduction and treatment of gingivitis, white spots in an oral cavity on teeth and attributable to caries, cavities, and/or combinations thereof, oral cavities, caries, or a combination thereof in a subject in need thereof, wherein the method comprises:
- administering a dentifrice composition to a portion of the oral cavity, the dentifrice composition comprising an antibacterial agent comprising hops and stannous chloride, wherein the hops comprises 35% to 99% non-hydrogenated hops beta acid, less than 0.05% hydrogenated hops beta acid, and less than 1% hops alpha acid, by weight, and
- wherein the dentifrice composition is substantially free of fluoride and exhibits synergistic acid inhibition according to the in vitro plaque glycolysis model (iPRGM).
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