Antiplaque oral compositions
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorAbdul Gaffar
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Abstract
An antiplaque oral composition, such as a toothpaste, gel dentifrice, tooth powder, mouthrinse or mouthwash, tooth hardener, anticalculus composition, gum or lozenge, comprises triclosan as an antiplaque component, the antiplaque action of which is unexpectedly and beneficially increased by the presence in the oral composition of a phenolic flavoring agent, such as eucalpytol, thymol, methyl salicylate, menthol, phenol, halogenated derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof. Preferred such compositions are toothpastes, gel dentifrices and mouthrinses or mouthwashes. Also within the invention are processes of repeatedly applying such antiplaque oral compositions to the teeth to obtain the antiplaque benefits mentioned.
Claims15
An antiplaque oral composition which comprises an orally acceptable vehicle or base for such composition, an effective antiplaque proportion of triclosan and phenolic flavor for the oral composition in a proportion which significantly increases the antiplaque action of the triclosan on the teeth of a user of the oral composition, wherein the composition is a toothpaste, gel dentifrice, tooth powder, mouthrinse, mouthwash, tooth hardener, anticalculus composition, gum or lozenge, the phenolic flavor consists essentially of eucalyptol, thymol, methyl salicylate and menthol, the proportion of triclosan to such phenolic flavor therein is in the range of about 5:1-1:100 and the percentages of triclosan and such phenolic flavor in the composition are in the ranges of about 0.01 to 1% and about 0.02 to 2%, respectively.
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