Novel oral compositions for the care of the mouth and teeth

A toothpaste for the care of the mouth or teeth, for preventing plaque formation, paradentosis or caries consisting essentially of an effective antibacterial amount for preventing plaque formation, paradentosis or caries in the mouth of a compound of the formula:

• ##STR6## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 in formulas I and II, may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, chloroethyl, hydroxyethyl, aminoethyl, carbethoxymethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, 1-methylpropyl, t-butyl, hexyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclohexyl, benzyl, phenyl, chlorophenyl, methoxyphenyl, chloronitrophenyl or dimethylnitrophenyl;
• abrasives in an amount of 20-60 percent, said abrasives selected from the group consisting of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, dicalcium phosphate anhydride, tricalcium phosphate, insoluble alkali metaphosphates, finely ground or colloidal silicon dioxides, aluminum oxide hydrates, aluminium silicates, aluminium magnesium silicates and alkaline earth carbonates;
• binders in an amount of 0.5 to 10 percent, said binders selected from the group consisting of water-soluble alginates, carragheenates, guar gum, tragacanth and water-soluble cellulose ethers selected from methyl cellulose, hydroxyalky cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, water-soluble salts of polyacrylic acids, Aerosils and bentonites;
• an effective amount of an anionic, nonionic and cationic detergent and the remainder being essentially water.