Anticalculus composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorAbdul Gaffar
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Abstract
An oral composition such as a dentifrice or mouth-wash, comprises an effective antiplaque amount of a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial agents, such as 2,4,4-trichloro-2'-hydroxy-diphenyl ether (Triclosan) and polyvinyl phosphonate antibacterial-enhancing agent which enhances the delivery of said antibacterial agent to oral surfaces.
Claims25
An oral composition comprising an effective antiplaque amount of about 0.01%-5% of a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent, 0.005%-4% by weight of polyvinyl phosphonate having recurring groups ##STR3## and average molecular weight of at least about 1,000 wherein M and M.sub.1 are hydrogen alkali metal or ammonium and wherein M and M.sub.1 are the same or different, and an orally acceptable vehicle comprising at least one of a surface-active agent or a flavoring oil effective to enable the said antibacterial agent to dissolve in saliva in effective antiplaque amount, said polyvinyl phosphonate enhancing the antibacterial effect of said antibacterial agent to inhibit plaque formation.
The oral composition claimed 1 in which there is present surface-active agent in amount of about 0.5-5% by weight.
The oral composition claimed 1 in which there is present flavoring oil in amount of about 0.1-5% by weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.