Antiplaque antibacterial oral composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsAbdul Gaffar, Nuran Nabi, John Afflitto, Orum Stringer
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Abstract
An oral composition dentifrice comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, about 5-30% by weight of a siliceous polishing agent, about 0.25-0.35% by weight of a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether (triclosan) and an antibacterial-enhancing agent which enhances the delivery of said antibacterial agent to, and retention thereof on, oral surfaces.
Claims15
An oral composition for attaching, adhering or bonding a plaque-inhibiting agent to oral tooth and gum surface comprising in an orally acceptable aqueous humectant vehicle, about 5-30% by weight of a siliceous polishing agent, about 0.25%-0.35% by weight of a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent, said oral composition comprising at least one of a surface active agent and a flavoring oil and about 0.05-4% by weight of an antibacterial-enhancing agent which contains at least one delivery-enhancing functional group and at least one organic retention-enhancing group, wherein said delivery-enhancing group enhances delivery of said antibacterial agent to oral tooth and gum surfaces and said retention-enhancing group enhances attachment, adherence or bonding of said antibacterial agent on oral tooth and gum surfaces, wherein said oral composition is free of polyphosphate anticalculus agent in an effective anticalculus amount and said vehicle is other than polyethylene glycol which reduces the antibacterial activity of said antibacterial agent.
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