Antibacterial antiplaque oral composition mouthwash or liquid dentifrice
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsAbdul Gaffar, Nuran Nabi, John Afflitto, Orum Stringer
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Abstract
An oral composition mouthwash or liquid dentifrice containing an aqueous vehicle acceptable vehicle, a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy-diphenyl ether (triclosan) and an antibacterial-enhancing agent which enhances delivery of said antibacterial agent to, and retention thereof on, oral surfaces.
Claims25
Oral composition mouthwash or liquid dentifrice comprising an aqueous vehicle, an effective antiplaque amount of a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent, said oral composition comprising at least one of a surface active agent, a flavoring oil and a non-toxic alcohol and about 0.005-4% by weight of an antibacterial-enhancing agent which contains at least one delivery-enhancing functional group and at leas tone 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 or oral tooth and gum surfaces, wherein said oral composition mouthwash or liquid dentifrice is free of polyphosphate anticalculus agent in an effective anticalculus amount.
Oral composition mouthwash or liquid dentifrice comprising an aqueous vehicle, about 0.01-5% of triclosan, at least one member of the group consisting of surface active agents, flavoring oils and non-toxic alcohols, and about 0.05-4% poly (beta-styrenephosphonic acid), poly (alpha-styrenephosphonic acid) polymer, or copolymer of either styrenephosphonic acid with the other or with another ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer.
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